Health watchdog rules AGAINST the NHS offering cannabis-based drug to children with epilepsy

Health watchdog rules AGAINST the NHS offering cannabis-based drug to children with epilepsy Health watchdogs today have ruled against approving a cannabis-based drug for children with rare forms of epilepsy on the NHS.

NICE said there was not enough evidence Epidiolex was a cost-effective or that it worked long term.

Epidiolex is almost entirely based on CBD, a compound found in marijuana that is not psychoactive therefore does not give a 'high'. The Daily Mail

See also:

• NICE draft guidance and NHS England review highlight need for more research on cannabis-based medicinal products NICE
• Cannabis oil too expensive to prescribe to epileptic children on NHS, advisory body finds The Daily Telegraph