Kami Kountcheva | Men currently taking sodium valproate will not need sign off from two independent specialists to continue their treatment, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has ...

Emily Stanley | Three couples share their good times and tough times navigating the challenges of epilepsy together. With St Valentine as the patron saint of epilepsy, it would be remiss of us not to ...

Purple Day is the internationally recognised epilepsy awareness day, and it falls on 26th March. Every year, thousands of amazing people come together to raise money and help make a difference for ...

Kami Kountcheva | Scientists in the US have received an initial $9.3 million from the National Institutes of Health for a $30 million clinical trial into the use of ketamine for status epilepticus in ...

Kami Kountcheva | Medicine-resistant epilepsy left Cassy frightened and isolated, but after successful surgery, she decided to change the narrative for others by writing a children’s book, My Shaky ...

Kami Kountcheva | Families harmed by exposure to valproate during pregnancy “can’t wait any longer”, says Epilepsy Action on the one-year anniversary of The Hughes Report. Families harmed by exposure ...

Sanofi, the manufacturers of Epilim have told us that Epilim modified release granules 1000mg and 750mg are being discontinued. Expected end of supply is September 2025, but this is only an estimate.

This month’s Epilepsy Star award is awarded to Scarlett Mcdonagh from North London, who has spent the majority of her life advocating for people with epilepsy. When Scarlett first developed epilepsy ...

There are many ways Epilepsy Action can help support you and your loved ones. Our trained advisors can give you an idea of our services or provide the answers and resources you need.

Kami Kountcheva | The economic value of disability benefits outweighs the cost, a new report by economists at Pro Bono Economics (PBE) has found. The economic value of disability benefits outweighs ...

Kami Kountcheva | While we lobby the government for long-term solutions and expand our helpline to offer more targeted support around medicine, we share tips to help make sure you’ve always got a ...

Kami Kountcheva | A London man died from a seizure after “a significant number of failings” from health services in the days before his death meant he was left without his epilepsy medication, an ...