05-25-2017, 09:44 AM
GW Pharma details an impressive PhIII case for a cannabis-based drug for severe epilepsy as it preps an NDAby <span><span><a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="https://endpts.com/about/#John%20Carroll">John Carroll</a><a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="mailto:john@endpointsnews.com?subject=Regarding%20your%20article&body=Hello%2C%20John%20Carroll%0AI%27m%20writing%20regarding%20article%20GW%20Pharma%20details%20an%20impressive%20PhIII%20case%20for%20a%20cannabis-based%20drug%20for%20severe%20epilepsy%20as%20it%20preps%20an%20NDA%20which%20is%20located%20at%20https%3A%2F%2Fendpts.com%2Fgw-pharma-details-an-impressive-phiii-case-for-a-cannabis-based-drug-for-severe-epilepsy-as-it-preps-an-nda%0A" title="Contact author"></a></span></span> on
May 25, 2017
GW Pharmaceuticals lined up a straight shot at a key approval for Epidiolex today, publishing its impressive Phase III data for a severe form of childhood epilepsy which inspired a blockbuster forecast for the cannabis-based therapy.
GW announced last spring that Epidiolex a liquid therapy using purified cannabadiol triggered a mean reduction in convulsive seizures of 39% among treatment-resistant patients with Dravet syndrome, compared to only 13% among the placebo group. A report published in The New England Journal of Medicine adds today that 43% of the drug group had a mean drop of 50% or more compared to 27% in the placebo group. And 5% stopped having seizures, with none in the placebo arm doing as well.......
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May 25, 2017
GW Pharmaceuticals lined up a straight shot at a key approval for Epidiolex today, publishing its impressive Phase III data for a severe form of childhood epilepsy which inspired a blockbuster forecast for the cannabis-based therapy.
GW announced last spring that Epidiolex a liquid therapy using purified cannabadiol triggered a mean reduction in convulsive seizures of 39% among treatment-resistant patients with Dravet syndrome, compared to only 13% among the placebo group. A report published in The New England Journal of Medicine adds today that 43% of the drug group had a mean drop of 50% or more compared to 27% in the placebo group. And 5% stopped having seizures, with none in the placebo arm doing as well.......
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