New Zealand Hospital Seeking Medicinal Marijuana Use
It finalised the application to the Ministry of Health today, although it also needs approval from the Associate Minister of Health.
In a statement, Capital and Coast District Health Board (DHB) deputy chief medical officer Dr Grant Pidgeon said Alex Renton was suffering from "refractory status epilepticus", which caused him to suffer from repeated seizures.
"It is unknown for sure what is causing his seizures but it is thought to be due to his body's immune system turning against itself, which is known as an auto-immune disorder."
Dr Pidgeon said the hospital had exhausted all standard treatment options and was now applying for approval to use a non-standard medicinal cannabinoid treatment.
"There is some evidence that this therapy may have a role in some forms of epilepsy, but not the type Alex has," he said.
"It has never been used for status epilepticus in New Zealand, or, to our knowledge,...
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