GW Pharmaceuticals Focuses on Epidiolex’s US Commercial Launch
On September 5, the US Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a press release announcing the rescheduling of Epidiolex into Schedule V of the Controlled Substances Act. According to GW Pharmaceuticals’ (GWPH) fiscal 2018 fourth-quarter earnings conference call, the company’s state government affairs team has also ensured the rescheduling of Epdiolex in Washington, D.C., as well as in the 50 US states. According to GW Pharmaceuticals’ earnings conference call, the company has been striving to reach out to 5,000 physicians about increasing the adoption of Epidiolex.