First U.S. approval of cannabis-based drug

June 25, 2018 | Monday | News

The company is seeking approval to use the drug to treat Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet syndromes, which cause uncontrolled daily seizures and put patients at high risk for other physical and intellectual disabilities, injury and early death.

 Singapore - A drug to treat childhood epilepsy is expected this week to become the first medicine derived from cannabis to be approved for sale in the U.S.

GW Pharmaceuticals has raised $1B from American healthcare funds during the past five years to develop Epidiolex.

FDA clearance would pave the way for the drug to be launched nationwide by the fall.

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