Vol. 4 No. 8 (2024)
Reimbursement Reviews

Cannabidiol (Epidiolex)

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Published August 15, 2024

Key Messages

  • Reimbursement reviews are comprehensive assessments of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, as well as patient and clinician perspectives, of a drug or drug class.
  • The assessments inform non-binding recommendations that help guide the reimbursement decisions of Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial governments, with the exception of Quebec.
  • This review assesses cannabidiol (Epidiolex), 100 mg/mL, oral solution.
  • Indication: As adjunctive therapy for seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Dravet syndrome, or tuberous sclerosis complex in patients 2 years of age and older.