Trends in prescription and cost of Sativex, a cannabinoid-based medicine, in treating patients with multiple sclerosis in England

• Main Authors: Farideh A. Javid (Author), Anam Alam (Author), Emily Williams (Author), Sidhra Sajid Malik (Author), Usama Mohayuddin (Author), Syed Shahzad Hasan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACTAim: Cannabis-based medication has recently been made available in the NHS for reducing pain and spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The currently available preparation of Sativex (nabiximols) contains a combination of botanical cannabis extracts with cannabidiol (CBD) and t...