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Zogenix slumps after FDA refuses epilepsy drug file

Zogenix’s only drug candidate is facing a long delay after the FDA refused to accept its marketing application, asking for toxicology data.

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Medicinal cannabis seizure prompts urgent question in Parlia...

Health secretary Matt Hancock responded to an urgent question tabled by Conservative MP Sir Mike Penning yesterday, following the seizure of £4,000-worth of medical cannabis products at Sou

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UCB joins with UK charity to research new epilepsy drugs

Belgium’s UCB has joined forces with the UK’s Epilepsy Society in a collaboration aimed at finding treatments for people who have the disease, but do not respond to current treatments.

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NHS U-turns on Afinitor for TSC-related epilepsy

NHS England has reversed a previous decision and will be funding Novartis’ Afinitor (everolimus)

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GW launches cannabis-based epilepsy drug in US

GW Pharmaceuticals is bullish about the company’s prospects following the launch of its cannabis-based medicine for a rare form of childhood epilepsy.

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