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Epilepsy Awareness

Epilepsy community urged to alert MPs about drug-shortage issue

May 17, 2012

Are you affected by a drug shortage? Contact your health-care provider if your pharmacy is unable to fill your prescription. People with epilepsy should not make any changes to their treatment (i.e. skipping doses, reducing the dose, or discontinuing a drug) without consulting their health-care provider. Your physician or nurse practitioner can discuss the potential…

Epilepsy community moves provincial strategy a step forward

March 13, 2012

Epilepsy Action Day successfully creates buy-in from MPPs Deron Hamel Melanie Jeffrey says the recent Epilepsy Action Day held at Queen’s Park proved to be a valuable step forward in creating a provincial epilepsy strategy. Jeffrey, a member of the epilepsy community and outspoken advocate for epilepsy awareness, says the best thing that could come…

Epilepsy Ontario is the voice of epilepsy in the province. Since 1956, we have been serving the province as a registered health charity incorporated under the statutes of Ontario as a non-profit and non-governmental organization. We aim to raise public awareness and improve education through publications, conferences, outreach initiatives and our website.

Charity Reg #: 11890 0844 RR0001