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FDA Approves First Drug Derived from Marijuana to Treat Rare, Severe Forms of Epilepsy

Epidiolex
The FDA granted approval of Epidiolex to GW Research Ltd. for treatment of seizures (Source: WoahStork Learn)
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2018
Contacts: Michael Felberbaum and Sandy Walsh

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol) [CBD] oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome, in patients two years of age and older. This is the first FDA-approved drug that…

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