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NHS saves £1.2 billion of taxpayer money on cutting-edge medications
In a new press release, the NHS has stated they have saved £1.2bn on life-changing medications by securing cost-effective deals.
The NHS has announced that...
Access to medicinal cannabis treatments in Europe
In this article, Sita Schubert, General Secretary of the European Medicinal Cannabis Association, discusses the need to get better access to medicinal cannabis treatments...
Equitable COVID-19 vaccine access for low- and middle-income countries
As COVID-19 vaccination programmes begin to roll out across the globe, the European Union and the World Health Organization are working to ensure equitable...
LeafCann Group signs landmark distribution agreement
LeafCann is pleased to announce it has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Health House International Pty Ltd.
Health House International Pty Ltd. Is an...
UK helping indigenous communities protect ancient traditional medicine
A UK project is helping indigenous communities in Petén, Guatemala, to protect and use their ancient, traditional medicine.
The Green Health project (Darwin initiative) is...
Renewed collaboration to eliminate tropical diseases
A decades-long collaboration between the World Health Organization (WHO) and Sanofi has been renewed in order to sustain efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases.
The...
Calls for UK Government to deliver on medical cannabis commitment
Families of children with severe epilepsy and charities are pleading with the UK government to act on its promises for easier access to cannabis-based...
Early access to medicine for hereditary angioedema patients
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted a positive scientific opinion to the medicine berotralstat for hereditary angioedema patients through...
UK medicines regulator joins ACSS consortium of regulators
The UK medicines regulator, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has now joined the Australia-Canada-Singapore-Switzerland (ACSS) Consortium.
The ACSS Consortium will now be known...
Cutting-edge treatments to be fast-tracked to UK patients
NHS patients could have quicker access to cutting-edge medical treatments as the UK teams up with international collaborators to fast-track the approval process.
Following the...
Mothers rally for medical cannabis outside UK Health Authorities
A number of mothers, each with a severely epileptic child, are today holding a vigil outside the offices of the Department of Health &...
First medical cannabis patient to receive funding for one year
Sapphire Medical Foundation has announced its first patient has secured medicine funding for one year.
Two years following the rescheduling of cannabis-based medicinal products in...
A deep dive into Drug Science’s Project Twenty21
Clinical Director Dr Chloe Sakal and Project Director Amelia Middlemiss give an update on the progress of Drug Science’s groundbreakingly ambitious Project Twenty21 programme.
On...
Medical cannabis advocates join forces to improve patient access
Today marks the launch of PLEA: Patient Led Engagement for Access – a new medical cannabis patient advocacy service in the UK.
Despite a 2018...
Australian Lawyers Alliance: drug policy reform in Australia
Greg Barns, National Criminal Justice Spokesperson for the Australian Lawyers Alliance, calls for evidence-led cannabis policy reform.
One of the most depressing aspects of the...
New Zealand’s Medical Cannabis Scheme now launched
New Zealand has now launched its Medical Cannabis Scheme that will help patients gain better access to cannabis medicines.
As of April 1, 2020, New...
More effective pneumonia vaccine on the horizon
A more effective and less expensive pneumonia novel vaccine is on the horizon thanks to new research.
The novel vaccine against pneumonia, developed by researchers...
Drug Science partnership to improve patient access to medical cannabis
Drug Science Medical Cannabis Working Group has formed a partnership with a leading British producer of medical cannabis to help improve patients access to...
Trailblazing doctor to ski 90km to raise funds for UK cannabis patients
A doctor is taking part in the world's largest skiing competition to raise funds for UK cannabis patients - despite learning to ski only...
Cannabis and psychedelics: gatherings to accelerate plant-based medicine
The world's leading cannabis and psychedelic medicines scientists and researchers, investors, industry leaders and opinion makers will gather in Tel Aviv next month for...