A consultant has told an inquest that anti-psychotic drugs she prescribed to a teenager were “one of the contributing factors” in his death. Thomas Oliver McGowan, 18, who was mildly
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The father of an autistic teenager who died after being prescribed antipsychotic medication has blamed the drug for his death and said his son would still be alive if “arrogant”
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Antipsychotic drugs caused a teenager to develop the rare condition which led to his death, an inquest has heard. Thomas Oliver McGowan, known as Oliver, who was mildly autistic and
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An epilepsy drug has been approved to treat children suffering from seizures on the NHS in Wales by the All Wales Medicine Strategy Group (AMWSG). Epilepsy is a disorder characterised
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Children exposed to epilepsy drugs in the womb may achieve poorer test results at school, a study has found. Those born to women who were prescribed certain treatments to control
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A review has been launched into patient concerns about hormone pregnancy test drug Primodos, vaginal mesh and sodium valproate. Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that Baroness Julia
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The mother of a seriously ill six-year-old boy has described a government decision to deny him a life-changing cannabis treatment as “astonishing”, and pleaded with the public to help lobby
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The lives and safety of people with epilepsy are being put at risk by an inadequate and ineffective disability benefits system, campaigners have warned. Epilepsy Action says the condition has
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A paediatric epilepsy charity has called on the Scottish Government to provide better care for sufferers so that charities can focus on developing treatments. The Muir Maxwell Trust (MMT) said
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