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Nabiximols: Prescriptions

Commons · Question 27241 · Tabled 4 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2026

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Asked by Yasmin Qureshi

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure integrated care boards commission nabiximols in line with NICE guideline NG144.

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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...