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FDA Approves Marijuana-Based Epilepsy Drug For Use On Kids In Clinical Trials

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Federal regulators have approved two clinical studies testing whether a marijuana-based epilepsy drug may help prevent seizures among epileptic children. Thus, the regulator plans to take the drug on a case-by-case basis, leaving the marijuana-derivative unapproved for general clinical prescriptive use. In the upcoming U.S.

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Marinus Pharmaceuticals Announces New Clinical and Research Data to be Presented at American Epilepsy Society Meeting

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.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– $MRNS #MarinusPharma — Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chief Executive Officer of Marinus Pharmaceuticals. “We Phase 2, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study of Oral Ganaxolone in PCDH19-Clustering Epilepsy (the Violet Study). About Marinus Pharmaceuticals. Date and Time: Monday, Dec.

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Japanese Officials Approve Epidiolex For Clinical Trials

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Epidiolex, manufactured by UK-based GW Pharmaceutical, was approved by the U.S. Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare officials recently announced the trials during a meeting of the Okinawa-Northern Task Force, a research and development agency. Epidiolex was crafted as a treatment for two forms of childhood epilepsy.

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MyMD Pharmaceuticals Announces Fourth Quarter 2021 Initiation of Phase 2 Clinical Trial of MYMD-1 for Extending Healthy Lifespan

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BALTIMORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Nasdaq: MYMD) (“MyMD” or “the Company”), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company committed to extending healthy lifespan, today announced that it intends to initiate dosing for a Phase 2 trial of MYMD-1’s function in delaying aging early in the fourth quarter of 2021.

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New U.S. Research Efforts Could Catalyze Medical Cannabis’ Adoption in the Pharmaceutical Industry

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The final goal is to introduce medicinal cannabis products to the pharmaceutical drug market. This means that the medical and scientific communities can now celebrate broader access to research for the production of pharmaceutical products that are safer than smokable or vaporizable cannabis. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

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MyMD Pharmaceuticals to Present its Novel Therapeutic Platforms for Extending Healthy Lifespan at the H.C. Wainwright 23rd Annual Global Investment Conference September 13-15

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BALTIMORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Nasdaq: MYMD) (“MyMD” or “the Company”), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company committed to extending healthy lifespan, will present at the H.C. About MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Marinus Pharmaceuticals Reports Topline Ganaxolone Phase 2 Open-Label Results in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation

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–(BUSINESS WIRE)– $MRNS #MarinusPharma — Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. We look forward to initiating our Phase 3 trial and adding to the body of evidence that supports ganaxolone’s potential as an innovative treatment option for rare epilepsies.”. About Marinus Pharmaceuticals. RADNOR, Pa.–(BUSINESS