Hello my lovely readers,
Please do me a favour & take a minute out of your day to sign the following petition (you have to live in the UK).
The proposed changes to prescribing proposals will affect my husband along with many others at risk. His condition is very sensitive to medication changes & it could cause a big problem with his seizure control if this proposal goes ahead – as well as for anyone else who suffers from epilepsy.
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to ensure an exemption for epilepsy from the new generic prescribing proposals, on the grounds that the active ingredients in different brands of anti-epileptic medication can legally vary by up to 45% and that unnecessarily switching between versions can have a profound negative effect on a person’s health and quality of life, can cause breakthrough seizures, worsening of seizures or increased side effects, leading to loss of employment, driving licence, educational opportunity, serious injury and, in the most severe cases, death, and that consistent effective treatment should not be altered on questionable cost grounds.”
Link to petition & more information
Thank you!!
Tags: health
Frankly, this won’t only fuck with epilepsy meds. It’ll affect ADs and neuropathic painkillers, too, and as far as I’m aware it also does something similar to certain kinds of migraine medications. Forget exception, I don’t want this bill to pass at all without some major revisions in its wording. But I signed the petition.
Twitter: trialia
It is a bit rubbish that it affects so much, but the epilepsy thing is truly dangerous.
What are ADs?
I don’t think it will be a problem for me personally, because I am already prescribed the drug, not the brand – I switch between brands a lot and it doesn’t make much different as far as I’m aware. But I’m worried about James. He is very sensitive to changes in his medication – just taking it an hour or so late can cause problems.
Twitter: zoecorkhill
Signed for you. Pure madness, can’t believe anyone thinks this is a good idea if changing medications will effect people.
I think Trialia means Anti-Depressants? Or thats what I refer to as ADs anyhoo. I’m on citalopram but never noticed a problem with switching brands, just dosage.
Really hope they don’t go ahead with these changes!