Salvitex (Oral Spray)
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:53 pm
Sativex
Sativex is a cannabis based mouth spray. It is licensed as an add-on treatment for moderate to severe NMO spasticity in people who receive inadequate relief from the standard oral anti-spasticity medicines or have experienced unbearable side effects whilst taking these medicines.
Although Sativex has been licensed in the UK, it has not been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) or the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), therefore it is not readily available on the NHS in England or Scotland. Sativex has been approved for use on the NHS in Wales by the All Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG), however it can still be difficult to obtain.
Read further at https://www.mstrust.org.uk/a-z/cannabis#sativex
Sativex is a cannabis based mouth spray. It is licensed as an add-on treatment for moderate to severe NMO spasticity in people who receive inadequate relief from the standard oral anti-spasticity medicines or have experienced unbearable side effects whilst taking these medicines.
Although Sativex has been licensed in the UK, it has not been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) or the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), therefore it is not readily available on the NHS in England or Scotland. Sativex has been approved for use on the NHS in Wales by the All Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG), however it can still be difficult to obtain.
Read further at https://www.mstrust.org.uk/a-z/cannabis#sativex