Cannabis medicine helping pensioner
A LOCAL pensioner who suffers from multiple sclerosis (MS) has spoken about how a cannabis-based medicine has changed his life. The 81-year-old former police officer, who lives in a rural part of the Omagh district is understood to be have been the only person in the Western Trust to have been prescribed the drug Sativex. John (not his real name) said the oral spray has changed his life. He has called for the treatment to be funded for other MS sufferers. “It has changed my life considerably. “It definitely worked for me and I recommend it to anybody in the same position.” Made from two different strains of cannabis, Sativex is used to treat spasticity due to multiple sclerosis and is also in development for treating cancer pain. While the drug developed by English based GW Pharmaceuticals has been licensed as a safe treatment for people with MS, it has...
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