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A prospective open‐label trial of a CBD/THC cannabis oil in dravet syndrome

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to establish a dose guideline for pure CBD therapy for seizure reduction. The mean dose of CBD achieved was 13.3 mg/kg/day of CBD (range 7–16 mg/kg/day). Based on the dose measurements below, this would be approximately 1 full dropper of CBD oil from the 500mg bottle of CBD oil. Initial research in …

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Long-term cannabidiol treatment in patients with Dravet syndrome: An open-label extension trial

ABSTRACT By November 2016, a total of 278 patients had completed the original randomized trials, and 264 (95%) enrolled in this open-label extension. Median treatment duration was 274 days (range 1-512) with a mean modal dose of 21 mg/kg/d, and patients received a median of 3 concomitant antiepileptic medications. Adverse events (AEs) occurred in 93.2% …

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Cannabidiol Oil Safely Lessens Seizures in Treatment-resistant Children, Early Trial Data Show

ABSTRACT A team led by researchers at University of Saskatchewan, Canada, are conducting an open-label Phase 1 clinical study (NCT03024827) called CARE-E. Scientists are exploring the safety and impact of increasing doses of CBD-enriched cannabis herbal extract (CHE) used as add-on therapy in up 28 children (ages 1 to 10) with epileptic encephalopathy resistant to …

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