A pharmacy in Onchan has been awarded the Isle of Man’s first licence to import and dispense medicinal cannabis products.
Karsons Pharmacy, on Main Road in the village, was selected by the government after a tender process.
The outlet will now run a year-long trial filling private prescriptions for medicinal cannabis products.
The government said the pilot project would assess need and demand for the medications and shape future services.
Medicinal cannabis is not currently available on the Manx NHS and there are no GPs registered to prescribe it.
‘Patiently waiting’
Health Minister Lawrie Hooper said the awarding of the licence signalled “a step in the right direction for providing access to a safe, legal and robust dispensing service for residents with private prescriptions”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-61915719
