Epidiolex

7/15/2019

Epidiolex is a brand-name prescription drug. It’s used to treat seizures caused by two forms of epilepsy: Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome. These rare but severe conditions usually appear in early childhood or infancy.
Epidiolex contains the drug cannabidiol (CBD). It comes as a liquid solution that’s taken by mouth. Epidiolex is approved for use in adults and children ages 2 and older.
In clinical studies, Epidiolex reduced the number of seizures in people taking the drug. During these studies, most people were taking Epidiolex in combination with at least two other epilepsy drugs. The studies showed that:

people with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome who were taking Epidiolex had 20% to 25% fewer seizures than people not taking the drug
people with Dravet syndrome who were taking Epidiolex had 26% fewer seizures than people not taking the drug

Epidiolex was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2018. It was the first drug approved to treat Dravet syndrome.

6 Comments

Catherine St-Germain

10/2/2019 04:58:00 pm

Where in Ontario is there a physician prescribing this for extreme chronic pain? Thank you very much.

Mario

10/28/2020 10:47:08 am

salut,

as tu eu une reponse ?
Did you get an answer ?
merci

Diana Hart

12/16/2019 01:34:47 pm

My son has Lennox Gaston syndrome and has been on many anticonvulsants. He still struggles with seizures and he is 29. I would like to try epidiolex and wondering where I can get it?

Johnathan Reddick

3/28/2020 08:25:03 pm

Is this available in canada