Cannabinoids for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or disorders
AssigneeGW Pharmaceuticals Limited
InventorsTeresa Iuvone, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Geoffrey Guy, Stephen Wright, Colin Stott
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Abstract
The present invention relates to cannabinoids for use in the prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or disorders. Preferably the cannabinoids are cannabichromene (CBC) cannabidivarin (CBDV) and/or cannabidivarin acid (CBDVA). More preferably the neurodegenerative disease or disorder to be prevented or treated is Alzheimer's disease.
Claims14
One or more of the cannabinoids:
- cannabichromene (CBC), cannabidivarin (CBDV) and/or cannabidivarin acid (CBDVA) for use in the prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or disorders.
The use of one or more of the phytocannabinoids:
- cannabichromene (CBC) cannabidivarin (CBDV) and/or cannabidivarin acid (CBDVA), in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or disorders.
A method of preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases or disorders which comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the phytocannabinoids:
- cannabichromene (CBC), cannabidivarin (CBDV) and/or cannabidivarin acid (CBDVA).
One or more of the cannabinoids as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the neurodegenerative disease or disorder is taken from the group:
- Alzheimer's disease;
- Parkinson's disease;
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;
- and Huntington's disease.
One or more of the cannabinoids as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the cannabinoid/s are present in a daily dose effective to prevent or treat neurodegenerative diseases or disorders.
One or more of the cannabinoids as claimed in any of the preceding claims, in combination with one or more other medicinal substances.
One or more of the cannabinoids as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the cannabinoid/s are in the form of a botanical drug substance (BDS).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.