completion, the United States Food & Drug Administration made a historical move on Monday, June 25, approving a plant-based marijuana pharmaceutical for the first time ever. The drug, Epidiolex, is made from cannabidiol (CBD) to treat certain forms of epileptic seizures and contains no THC. Many that attended the conference had the mindset with the entry of those in the medical field, approvals for certain drugs would possibly move a bit quicker. There are clearly no guarantees here in terms of time and the seizure drug has been a long time coming.
coming. As soon as the drug was approved, the FDA offered that only a few states would be able to administer and/ or prescribe the approved CBD oil at first; further adding
He has more than (30) years of experience in academic medicine and has published extensively, including (3) articles in the New England Journal of Medicine. As a contributing writer with the New England Journal of Medicine, he’s clearly played an essential role in the development of pharmaceuticals specifically geared toward male and female sexual dysfunction to include Cialis and Viagra. With this much combined experience in the medical field, his reasoning for entering the Cannabis industry is thought-provoking. Even though entering the field of Cannabis / marijuana medicine was not part of his original plan, it appears Dr Padma-Nathan is here to stay and so is medicinal Cannabis.
Dr. Harin Padma-Nathan offers that his interest in the field includes safe and effective professional passages to use certain cannabinoids. Evidently, he’s not alone in this thought process. As this article neared completion, the United States Food
“This is an important medical advance. But it’s also important to note that this is not an approval of marijuana or all its components. This is the approval of (one) specific CBD medication for a specific use, based on well-controlled clinical trials evaluating the use of this compound in the treatment of a specific condition. Moreover, this is a purified form of CBD. It's being delivered to patients in a reliable
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