Epidyolex

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cannabidiol

Authorised
This medicine is authorised for use in the European Union.

Overview

Epidyolex is a medicine used in addition to clobazam, to treat patients from two years of age with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome or Dravet syndrome. It is also used to treat tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) with other epilepsy treatments in patients also aged two and above. These are rare types of epilepsy that begin in childhood and can continue into adulthood. Symptoms of these conditions include multiple types of seizure (fits), abnormal electrical activity in the brain, learning disability and behavioural problems.

The conditions are rare, and Epidyolex was designated an ‘orphan medicine’ (a medicine used in rare diseases). Further information on the orphan designations can be found on the European Medicines Agency’s website: (Dravet syndrome: 15 October 2014; Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: 20 March 2017; tuberous sclerosis: 17 January 2018).

Epidyolex contains the active substance cannabidiol.

This EPAR was last updated on 04/07/2023

Authorisation details

Product details
Name
Epidyolex
Agency product number
EMEA/H/C/004675
Active substance
Cannabidiol
International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name
cannabidiol
Therapeutic area (MeSH)
  • Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
  • Epilepsies, Myoclonic
Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code
N03AX
OrphanOrphan

This medicine was designated an orphan medicine. This means that it was developed for use against a rare, life-threatening or chronically debilitating condition or, for economic reasons, it would be unlikely to have been developed without incentives. For more information, see Orphan designation.

Publication details
Marketing-authorisation holder
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
Revision
15
Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union
19/09/2019
Contact address

Fifth Floor Waterloo Exchange
Waterloo Road
D04 E5W7
Dublin 4
Ireland

Product information

31/05/2023 Epidyolex - EMEA/H/C/004675 - T/0026

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Pharmacotherapeutic group

Antiepileptics

Therapeutic indication

Epidyolex is indicated for use as adjunctive therapy of seizures associated with Lennox Gastaut syndrome (LGS) or Dravet syndrome (DS), in conjunction with clobazam, for patients 2 years of age and older.

Assessment history

Changes since initial authorisation of medicine

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