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The following news items are taken from the Epilepsy Action website.

A new anti-epileptic drug, Zonagren has been launched in the UK

The anti-epileptic drug Topiramate can help dieters lose weight, according to research published in the journal Obesity Research

The anti-epilepsy drug sodium valproate when given to pregnant women can reduce their child’s IQ and lead to delays in the baby’s development, according to research in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Parents who claim that their children were born with malformations caused by anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) taken by the mothers during pregnancy are launching legal action against the manufacturers of the drugs

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Last updated: 10 May 2011

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