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GW Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 3 Pivotal Study of Epidiolex(R) (CBD) in Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

May 11, 2015 7:01 AM EDT

LONDON, May 11, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GW Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: GWPH) (AIM: GWP) ("GW," "the Company" or "the Group"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary cannabinoid product platform, announced that it has commenced a Phase 3 clinical trial of Epidiolex® (cannabidiol or CBD) for the treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), a rare and severe form of childhood-onset epilepsy. During 2014, GW received Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Epidiolex for the treatment of LGS. GW... More