United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 93610
Cannabis: Medical Treatments
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22 September 2020
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22 October 2020 · Answer
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22 October 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made in ensuring that (a) very ill children and (b) other patients who benefit from prescription cannabis are able to access it.
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22 September 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made in ensuring that (a) very ill children and (b) other patients who benefit from prescription cannabis are able to access it.
Source: Commons
22 October 2020
Answer
The latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends two prescription medicines - Sativex – for the treatment of spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis patients, and Epidyolex – for the treatment of seizures associate...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-22/93610
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1236650
- uk · wq-1236650 · source updated 22 October 2020