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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to make recommendations on how to regulate the use of popular cannabis compound CBD in food and supplements, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing agency officials.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc announced new real-world data from the BECOME (BEhavior, COgnition, and More with Epidiolex) Caregiver Survey that showed a substantial proportion of caregivers of adult and pediatric patients with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) and Dravet Syndrome (DS) prescribed Epidiolex (cannabidiol) oral solution reported improvements in patients’ seizure and non-seizure outcomes across all age groups.

Jazz Pharma is breaking new ground with its cannabidiol epilepsy treatment Epidiolex, taking the drug into a Phase III study in children and adolescents.

Initial results from Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ Phase III study on Sativex (JZP378) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis failed to achieve the primary endpoint of an improvement in muscle tone.