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Last Updated: December 22, 2024

Claims for Patent: 9,956,186

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Summary for Patent: 9,956,186

Title:	Use of cannabinoids in the treatment of epilepsy
Abstract:	The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for the reduction of total convulsive seizure frequency in the treatment of "treatment-resistant epilepsy" (TRE). In particular, the disclosure relates to the use of CBD of treating TRE when the TRE is Dravet syndrome; myoclonic absence seizures or febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES). The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).
Inventor(s):	Guy; Geoffrey (London, GB), Wright; Stephen (London, GB), Mead; Alice (Cambridge, GB), Devinsky; Orrin (New York, NY)
Assignee:	GW Pharma Limited (Cambridge, GB)
Application Number:	15/449,204
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 9,956,186
Patent Claims:	1. A method of reducing convulsive seizure frequency in a patient with a treatment-resistant epilepsy, which is Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, comprising administering to the patient in need thereof cannabidiol (CBD), wherein the CBD has a purity of at least 98% (w/w) CBD and comprises not more than 0.15% (w/w) .DELTA.9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), wherein the dose of the CBD is at least 10 mg/kg/day. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the CBD comprises .DELTA.9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the dose of at least 10 mg/kg/day is reached by beginning at a dose of 5 mg/kg/day and increasing by 2 to 5 mg/kg increments to at least 10 mg/kg/day. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the dose of the CBD is 10 mg/kg/day. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the dose of the CBD is 12 mg/kg/day. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the dose of the CBD is 14 mg/kg/day. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the dose of the CBD is 15 mg/kg/day. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the dose of the CBD is 16 mg/kg/day. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the dose of the CBD is 18 mg/kg/day. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the dose of the CBD is 20 mg/kg/day. 11. A method of treating convulsive seizures in a patient with a treatment-resistant epilepsy, which is Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, comprising administering to the patient in need thereof cannabidiol (CBD), wherein the CBD has a purity of at least 98% (w/w) CBD and comprises not more than 0.15% (w/w) .DELTA.9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), wherein the dose of the CBD is at least 10 mg/kg/day.

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