Posted by Healthcare Packaging on January 05, 2012
Spray pump used for first cannabis-based prescription medicine launched in Germany in the field of spasticity in multiple sclerosis management.
GW Pharmaceuticals and Aptar Pharmadeveloped a mouth spray device that allows Sativex® and a cannabinoid medicine to be delivered to multiple sclerosis patients suffering from muscle spasticity.
According to Aptar Pharma, Sativex Oromucosal Spray is the first approved cannabis-based prescription medicine to be launched in Germany in the field of spasticity in MS management. The medicine is sprayed into the mouth either onto the inside of the cheek or under the tongue to provide patients with a flexible dosing regime.
Sativex was recently approved in Germany and Denmark, and has been launched in the U.K., Spain, and Canada. The medicine is marketed in the U.K. and Canada by Bayer Healthcare AG.
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