'We have 28 countries now in Europe that have approved Epidyolex' to treat epilepsy seizures, GW Pharma CEO Justin Gover says.
European Union officials this week approved the use of Epidyolex to treat seizures in patients with two rare, severe forms of childhood-onset epilepsy and GW Pharma executives are optimistic about its prospects across the pond.interview. "We'll be launching these countries over the next year or two and there's a market of 500 million people in Europe and we're very excited."
The CBD medicine first launched in the United States as Epidiolex in late 2018 after the federal government approved it to treat seizures that are associated with Lennox-Gastautsyndrome or Dravet syndrome in patients two years of age or older. GW Pharma has seen strong sales in the fist half of 2019 with more than 12,000 patients being prescribed the oral solution. The British drug company projects there are 3.4 million people living with epilepsy in America.
"As a parent, looking at children have seizures daily and who have exhausted treatment options … there really has been a sense of hopelessness [in families] and I think what Epidiolex has provided is a renewed sense of hope," Gover said, "and I think we're seeing that in the United States with thousands of patients now on this medication and I think the world is there ready to accept this, also.
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