Cannabis-Based Epilepsy Treatment
Hundreds of children among the estimated 2,000 patients who will benefit. Thousands of people with severe epilepsy will be able to access cannabis-based treatment on the NHS from the new year, it has been revealed. Epidyolex, cannabidiol (CBD) oral medication, has been fast-tracked by the health service in England to be available from 6 January. Hundreds of children will be among around 2,000 people across the country who it is estimated will benefit from the change in policy. The drug was recommended for use to treat two rare types of […]