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Nabiximols: Multiple Sclerosis

Commons · Question 27240 · Tabled 4 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Yasmin Qureshi

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of regional variation in access to nabiximols for MS-related spasticity since NICE guideline NG144 was published.

Answer

Answered by James Frith, 11 Sep 2026

Nabiximols is the United States Adopted Name for the medication marketed as Sativex (dronabinol/cannabidiol) and licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for symptom improvement in adult patients with moderate to severe spastici...