Gottlieb: Epidiolex Approval Covers One Specific Cannabidiol Medication, Not Marijuana
Executive Summary
The approval for the GW Pharmaceuticals drug covers the treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome, two forms of rare and severe childhood epilepsy – the US agency was quick to clarify what the approval did not cover, chiefly marijuana.
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