MHRA approves Epidyolex® (cannabidiol) for TSC seizure treatment
GW Pharmaceuticals received approval for Epidyolex®(cannabidiol) for the treatment of seizures linked to tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in the UK.
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GW Pharmaceuticals received approval for Epidyolex®(cannabidiol) for the treatment of seizures linked to tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in the UK.
GW Pharmaceuticals's Epidyolex (cannabidiol) has been changed from a Schedule 2 drug to a Schedule 5 drug, making it exempt from virtually all controlled drug requirements.
Epidyolex, which contains cannabidiol, can now be prescribed by doctors to epilepsy patients in the UK through the NHS.
The cannabidiol-based treatment EPIDYOLEX has been granted marketing authorisation from the European Commission.
NICE and GW Pharma will work together to address the issues highlighted in its evaluation of cannabidiol for treating two types of epilepsy.
EMA’s human medicines committee had cleared the cannabidiol oral solution, Epidiolex, for use to treat seizures.
Cannabidiol is being studied as a potential anticonvulsant, and it has demonstrated effectiveness in animal models of epilepsy and in humans...