Effective Shared Care Agreement (ESCA)Effective Shared Care Agreement (Esca) • April 3rd, 2020
Contract Type FiledApril 3rd, 2020This shared care agreement outlines suggested ways in which the responsibilities for managing the prescribing lacosamide as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in patients with epilepsy aged 16 years and older can be shared between the specialist and general practitioner (GP). You are invited to participate however, if you do not feel competent to undertake this role, then you are under no obligation to do so. In such an event, the total clinical responsibility for the patient for the diagnosed condition remains with the specialist.