Leading doctors call for paediatricians to recognise medical cannabis for childhood epilepsy in the UK

Industry-leading doctors and scientists call for paediatricians to recognise medical cannabis in treating children with severe epilepsy in the UK. According to a press release sent to Cancheck, the Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society (UKMCCS) and Drug Science called out the British Paediatric Neurology Association (BNPA) over its new guidance on the prescription of cannabis-based medicines […]

More evidence suggests cannabis extracts can be effective in epilepsy treatment

Researchers have found that cannabis extracts may play a huge part in treating severe epilepsy symptoms in children. According to a new study published by the University of Sydney, three phytocannabinoids (CBGA, CBDVA, CBGVA) with novel anticonvulsant properties detected in cannabis were successfully reducing the symptoms of Dravet syndrome, an intractable form of childhood epilepsy […]

Doctors concerned about ‘inappropriate and potentially harmful’ medical cannabis products

A number of doctors treating people with epilepsy have written to Ireland’s Minister of Health to raise their concerns about the products on offer through the country’s medicinal cannabis access programme. According to the Irish Times, nine neurologists have expressed their concerns that the programme could potentially harm patients, due to the contents of products […]

Dutch announce €1.4 million to fund research into medical cannabis for epilepsy

The Dutch Health Ministry has announced that a grant of €1.4 million will be made available for research into the efficacy of medical cannabis products in the treatment of intractable epilepsy in children. The grant will be open to researchers who plan to conduct relevant research into whether medical cannabis products are able to reduce […]

Israeli scientists find medical cannabis helps kids with epilepsy – but more trials needed

Israeli scientists found that, while medical cannabis has the potential to be successful at treating severe epilepsy in children, such treatment could also have an impact on their mental and physical health. NoCamel reports that the researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) claim more data needed to understand medical cannabis’ impact on the […]

Ireland introduces first cannabis-derived epilepsy drug – free on the health service

Irish patients will soon be able to access a cannabis-derived epilepsy drug for free through the country’s health service, MGC Pharma has announced today. According to the European based biopharma company, as part of the Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme (MCAP), its cannabis-derived epilepsy Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP), CannEpil, will now be fully covered by the […]

CBD and quality of life in adult treatment-resistant epilepsy patients

While CBD has been a compound of medical interest since its discovery in 1940, interest in the cannabinoid has been on the rise in more recent years as studies have demonstrated its potential as a treatment option for epilepsy, particularly in treatment-resistant forms of the condition. Epidyolex (Epidiolex in the USA) is a medicinal preparation […]

Doctor Faces Inquiry after giving Cannabis to Young Children

A doctor, based at Harley Street in London, is facing an inquiry after allegedly delivering medical cannabis to young children without carrying out appropriate consultations with specialists. The doctor in question – Dr Nathan Hasson has voluntarily offered not to prescribe the drug to any new patients while the General Medical Council (GMC) assesses the […]

Parents of Epileptic Child Drop Charges Following Medical Cannabis Clarification

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has clarified its recommendations on the prescription of medical cannabis in the UK. The parents of a young epileptic boy have dropped a legal challenge following the statement. Alison and Matt Hughes, whose three-year-old son, Charlie, has a rare form of epilepsy called West Syndrome, had […]

Safety and Efficacy of CBD in Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy

The use of Cannabis Sativa plants for medicinal purposes has been recorded for thousands of years in an abundance of societies. Epilepsy is one of the conditions for which there is historic evidence of cannabis treatment. These findings are now being mirrored in modern medicine as an increasing number of countries, including the UK, begin […]