Summerfest, an inclusive two-week camp experience, is once again being offered by Epilepsy Ontario at Camp Couchiching. But spaces in the program, which is an opportunity for youths who have epilepsy to mature and gain independence and have fun, are quickly filling up and families should sign up now to ensure their sons and daughters…
Having a strong client-pharmacist relationship can make a difference to a person living with a seizure disorder in times of a medication shortage, and for people like Kayleigh Boyd, who is affected by seizures as a result of having Rett syndrome, the client-pharmacist relationship can be even more crucial, says her mother, Terry. Rett syndrome…
People who are taking clobazam for seizures and are at risk of running out of the drug should be discussing alternative drug therapies with their prescribing physician. This can help to ensure that the patient-doctor relationship is strong, says Dr. Jose Martin del Campo. A medication alternative recommendation from Martin del Campo, a neurologist at…
Daryl Yeo discovered there was a clobazam shortage after receiving an e-newsletter from Epilepsy Ontario Jan. 4 announcing a warning to those needing the seizure control drug. For Daryl, the president of Epilepsy Toronto and father of a woman with epilepsy who takes clobazam, this is a sign that things need to change. Upon learning…
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