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Does anyone have any experience of getting brivaracetam prescribed in the UK?

Teenager is currently prescribed Keppra as the sole medication. No seizures on the medication but is causing side effects. Diagnosis of genetic generalised epilepsy following EEG but clinically, seizures seemed to be focal onset.
Epilepsy clinic seem very reluctant to move from Keppra prescription. I’m wondering if this is a NICE / cost issue.
Suggestion is to trial weaning off medication altogether rather than switch, which seems illogical - there's nothing to suggest epilepsy has been grown out of (not a childhood type) other than lack of seizures, but that surely only shows the meds are working (albeit with side effects)!!