What are the side-effects of my medication?
To find out detailed information about any
licensed medication, you can visit the Electronic
Medicines Compendium (eMC) website.
Simply type the generic or brand name of
the drug in the search box, press enter,
and the different forms / doses of the medication
will appear in a list with either PIL or
SPC written next to them. PIL stands for
patient information leaflet and this
comes with any drug that it is dispensed
by a pharmacy. SPC means summary of product
characteristics, and this gives more
scientific detail about the drug, how it
works and possible side-effects.
If you are taking a particular medication
and a experiencing a specific side-effect,
the eMC website is useful for checking how
common the side-effect is and whether you
need to alert your doctor to it.
What is photosensitive epilepsy?
We get a lot of enquries from employers
and media professionals about photosensitive
epilepsy and seizure risk posed by lighting.
Click here
for information on this form of epilepsy.
Which anti-malarial medication is best
for me?
Prophylactic medication is recommended when
travelling to areas where the risk of contracting
malaria is high. However some anti-malarial
drugs may interact with anti-epileptic drugs,
or even cause seizures. People with epilepsy
should always consult their doctor when
choosing the most appropriate anti-malarial
medication, but our leaflet 'EPILEPSY
AND ANTI-MALARIAL MEDICATION' contains
some useful information.
