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Cannabidiol - GW Pharmaceuticals

Drug Profile

Cannabidiol - GW Pharmaceuticals

Alternative Names: CBD - GW Pharmaceuticals; Epidiolex; Epidiolex/Epidyolex; Epidyolex; GW-42003; GWP-42003; GWP-42003-P

Latest Information Update: 11 Mar 2024

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At a glance

  • Originator GW Pharmaceuticals
  • Developer GW Pharmaceuticals; Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Utah
  • Class Analgesics; Anti-inflammatories; Anti-ischaemics; Antiacnes; Antibacterials; Antiepileptic drugs; Antihyperglycaemics; Antihyperlipidaemics; Antineoplastics; Antiparkinsonians; Antipsoriatics; Antipsychotics; Antirheumatics; Anxiolytics; Behavioural disorder therapies; Cannabinoids; Cardiovascular therapies; Cyclohexenes; Drug withdrawal therapies; Heart failure therapies; Hepatoprotectants; Muscle relaxants; Neuroprotectants; Obesity therapies; 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
  • Orphan Drug Status

    Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.

    Yes - Lennox-Gastaut syndrome; Dravet syndrome; Cerebral ischaemia; Infantile spasms; Tuberous sclerosis; Myoclonic epilepsies
  • New Molecular Entity No

Highest Development Phases

  • Marketed Dravet syndrome; Lennox-Gastaut syndrome; Tuberous sclerosis
  • Phase III Epilepsy; Infantile spasms; Rett syndrome
  • Phase II/III Blepharospasm
  • Phase II Heroin-related disorders; Opioid-related disorders; Parkinson's disease; Pervasive child development disorders; Sturge-Weber syndrome
  • 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

  • 08 Mar 2024 Jazz Pharmaceuticals has multiple patent protection for 'the use of CBD in the treatment of epileptic encephalopathies' in the US (Jazz Pharmaceuticals SEC filing, Form 10-K, March 2024)
  • 29 Feb 2024 Jazz Pharmaceuticals completes a phase-II clinical trials in Pervasive child development disorders (In adolescents, In children) in United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Canada, Australia, USA (PO) (NCT04745026) (EudraCT2020-002819-21)
  • 23 Feb 2024 Jazz Pharmaceuticals plans a phase II CANAX trial for Fragile X syndrome (In Children, In adolescent, In adults) (PO,Solution) in April 2024 (NCT06261502)
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