Watchdog declines to back NHS cannabis treatment for epilepsy Campaigners dismayed as Nice decides there is not enough evidence to prove it helps
Medical cannabis cannot be approved for use on children with severe epilepsy on the NHS because there is not enough evidence to prove it helps, a watchdog has ruled.
The decision by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) dismayed campaigners and parents who said their children would suffer as a result. The Guardian
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Medical cannabis cannot be approved for use on children with severe epilepsy on the NHS because there is not enough evidence to prove it helps, a watchdog has ruled.
The decision by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) dismayed campaigners and parents who said their children would suffer as a result. The Guardian
See also:
- NICE draft guidance and NHS England review highlight need for more research on cannabis-based medicinal products NICE
- Cannabis-based medicinal products (draft guideline consultation) NICE
- 'Lack of evidence' holding back cannabis medicines BBC News
- Cannabis-based medicines blocked for routine use in NHS, as watchdogs demand evidence they are safe The Daily Telegraph
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