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Cannabis-based multiple sclerosis drug approved in Wales but could be blocked in England - Telegraph

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 08/15/2014 - 14:46
Cannabis-based Sativex treatment for MS set for UK approval
Sativex, a mouth spray derived from the cannabis plant, relieves muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis Photo: PA

GW Pharmaceuticals' cannabis-based multiple sclerosis drug Sativex will be made widely available in Wales, but could still be blocked in England.

The Welsh medicines board on Friday confirmed it had recommended Sativex to relieve muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis, as first reported in the Telegraph earlier this week.

Dr Sajida Javaid, a consultant in rehabilitation medicine at Neath Port Talbot Hospital hailed the Welsh recommendation as a "significant milestone for the treatment of spasticity".

 

Sativex was first launched in the UK in 2010, but patients have only

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