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Epilepsy charities urge people to report side-effects of new medicines to Yellow Card scheme

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Epilepsy charities are urging people to report any adverse side effects they've experienced which could be linked to switching between brands of the same anti-epileptic drug (AED).

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Tengo Epilepsia desde los 15 años. Hoy tengo 55 años. Los últimos 20 años llevo tomando TRILEPTAL, para mi ha sido el mejor medicamento de la larga lista que he tomado, como efecto secundario, solo me causa, una leve visión doble las 3 primeras horas después de suministrado.

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