Cannabidiol - GW Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: CBD - GW Pharmaceuticals; CBD-OS - GW Pharmaceuticals; Epidiolex; Epidiolex/Epidyolex; EPIDIOLEXA; Epidyolex; GW-42003; GWP-42003; GWP-42003-P; JZP-926; JZP926-OSLatest Information Update: 31 Jul 2026
At a glance
- Originator GW Pharmaceuticals
- Developer GW Pharmaceuticals; Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Utah
- Class Alkenes; Analgesics; Anti-inflammatories; Anti-ischaemics; Antiacnes; Antibacterials; Antiepileptic drugs; Antihyperglycaemics; Antihyperlipidaemics; Antineoplastics; Antiparkinsonians; Antipsoriatics; Antipsychotics; Antirheumatics; Anxiolytics; Behavioural disorder therapies; Cannabinoids; Cardiovascular therapies; Cyclohexenes; Cycloparaffins; Drug withdrawal therapies; Heart failure therapies; Hepatoprotectants; Muscle relaxants; Neuroprotectants; Obesity therapies; Phenols; Resorcinols; Skin disorder therapies; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action 5-HT1 serotonin receptor modulators; Antioxidants; Cannabinoid receptor CB1 inverse agonists; Cannabinoid receptor CB2 inverse agonists; Transient receptor potential channel modulators
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Lennox-Gastaut syndrome; Dravet syndrome; Cerebral ischaemia; Infantile spasms; Tuberous sclerosis; Myoclonic epilepsies
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Dravet syndrome; Lennox-Gastaut syndrome; Tuberous sclerosis
- Registered Seizures
- Phase III Epilepsy; Infantile spasms; Rett syndrome
- Phase II/III Blepharospasm
- Phase II Autism spectrum disorder; Heroin-related disorders; Opioid-related disorders; Parkinson's disease; Sturge-Weber syndrome
- Phase I Partial epilepsies
- No development reported Cerebral ischaemia; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Ovarian cancer
- Discontinued Dyslipidaemias; Myoclonic epilepsies; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Schizophrenia; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Ulcerative colitis
Most Recent Events
- 24 Jul 2026 Jazz Pharmaceuticals plans a phase II/III trial for Epilepsy (Adjunctive treatment, In children, In adolescent, In adults, In the elderly) in USA in September 2026 (PO) (NCT07723963)
- 24 Jul 2026 Jazz Pharmaceuticals plans a phase III trial for Epileptic encephalopathy (Treatment experienced, In infants, In children, In adolescents, In adults, In the elderly) in October 2026 (PO) (NCT07723976)
- 09 Apr 2026 Registered for Seizures in Taiwan (unspecified route) prior to April 2026