Specialist clinicians will be able to prescribe cannabis-based medicines by autumn, the Home Office announces
Specialist clinicians will be able to legally prescribe cannabis-based medicines by the autumn, the Home Office has said.
Stories about review
Clinicians should have the option to prescribe cannabis-based medicines, the ACMD tells the UK government as part of review
People with certain medical conditions should be able to get access to cannabis-based medicines, according to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).
UK government to review use of medicinal cannabis
A review into the use of medicinal cannabis was announced by the Home Office yesterday at the House of Commons.
Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, made the announcement saying that the “position we find ourselves in is not satisfactory”.
UK Government launches review after three “public health scandals”, including sodium valproate
The UK government has launched a review following three “public health scandals”.
The review will look into how safety and side-effects concerns from people are handled by the NHS and medicine regulators. They will focus around the way three scandals were handled. One of these is around the safety concerns regarding sodium valproate.
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health starts next Epilepsy12 audit into children’s epilepsy services
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is starting a new review into how effective children’s epilepsy services are. This is known as the Epilepsy12 audit and this is the third review of this kind.
Managing stress may help reduce seizure risk, a review suggests
Authors of a new review have affirmed that stress-reducing techniques in people with epilepsy may reduce the frequency of seizures and improve quality of life.
European Medicines Agency to review use of valproate medicines in women of childbearing age or during pregnancy
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has decided to review the use of valproate-based medicines in women who are pregnant or of childbearing age.
The man with the memoirs: A review of A Smell of Burning: The Story of Epilepsy by Colin Grant
Stephen Timewell reviews the newly released book A Smell of Burning by Colin Grant who explores epilepsy throughout history and describes the story of his brother Christopher
