Epidiolex (cannabidiol) Vs FDA


Brand name: Epidiolex                                        
Generic name: cannabidiol          
Company: GW Pharmaceuticals plc
Treatment for: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Dravet Syndrome

Epidiolex (cannabidiol) is a cannabinoid product in development for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) and Dravet syndrome.

Marijuana-derived drug for epilepsy gets FDA committee recommendation

Epidiolex, an oral solution, for the treatment of serious types of epilepsy. The FDA has endorsed engineered variants of some cannabinoid chemicals found in the marijuana plant for different purposes, including tumor relief from discomfort.

Cannabidiol, additionally called CBD, is one of in excess of 80 dynamic cannabinoid chemicals.

Epidiolex, GW's lead cannabinoid product candidate, was produced for serious, early-beginning epilepsy disorders, including Dravet disorder, an uncommon hereditary brokenness of the cerebrum that starts in the main year of life; Lennox-Gastaut disorder, a kind of epilepsy with various sorts of seizures; and tuberous sclerosis perplexing and childish fits, both of which start in earliest stages and cause a sudden hardening of the body, arms and legs with the head bowed forward.

Cannabis-derived drug clears hurdle on path to FDA approval

Epidiolex would be the primary medication on the U.S. showcase got from the cannabis plant.
An outside board of counsellors to the FDA gave a consistent vote of endorsemen.
The prescription, which is made by GW Pharmaceuticals, is utilized as a part of the treatment of seizures related with child epilepsy.
The pharmaceutical's dynamic fixing cannabidiol is gotten from the cannabis plant. Epidiolex does not contain THC and does not give patients any psychoactive impacts. The FDA has effectively  affirmed engineered cannabinoids to lighten the reactions of medications, for example, chemotherapy.

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