/Use Of Cannabidiol In The Treatment Of Epilepsy
Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of patients with childhood-onset epilepsy who are concurrently taking caffeine. Where the CBD is used in combination with caffeine, caution should be taken. For example, the dose of either the CBD and/or caffeine may be required to be reduced. Moreover, the patient may need to be monitored for side effects of said drug-drug interaction. Preferably the CBD used is in the form of a highly purified extract of cannabis such that the CBD is present at greater than 95% of the total extract (w/w) and the other components of the extract are characterised. In particular the cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has been substantially removed, to a level of not more than 0.15% (w/w) and the propyl analogue of CBD, cannabidivarin, (CBDV) is present in amounts of up to 1%. Alternatively, the CBD may be a synthetically produced CBD.

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What is claimed is:

The present invention relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of patients with childhood-onset epilepsy who are concurrently taking caffeine. Where the CBD is used in combination with caffeine, caution should be taken. For example, the dose of either the CBD and/or caffeine may be required to be reduced. Moreover, the patient may need to be monitored for side effects of said drug-drug interaction. Preferably the CBD used is in the form of a highly purified extract of cannabis such that the CBD is present at greater than 95% of the total extract (w/w) and the other components of the extract are characterised. In particular the cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has been substantially removed, to a level of not more than 0.15% (w/w) and the propyl analogue of CBD, cannabidivarin, (CBDV) is present in amounts of up to 1%. Alternatively, the CBD may be a synthetically produced CBD.
Timeline
Filed
05/06/2026
Published
09/10/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(2)
A61K 31/00:Medicinal preparations containing organic active ingredients
A61K 31/522:having oxo groups directly attached to the heterocyclic ring, e.g. hypoxanthine, guanine, acyclovir