United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 9249
Epilepsy: Cannabis
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15 October 2024
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21 October 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken recent research on the use of medical cannabis for the treatment of epilepsy.
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15 October 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken recent research on the use of medical cannabis for the treatment of epilepsy.
Source: Commons
21 October 2024
Answer
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published technology appraisals recommending Epidyolex, a licensed form of cannabidiol extracted from cannabis, for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare forms of epilepsies, sp...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-15/9249
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1734397
- uk · wq-1734397 · source updated 21 October 2024