Licensed medicine: A licensed medicine is a medicine that has marketing authorisation for a specific use, supported by regulatory review of quality, safety and efficacy.
Patients need this to understand why some cannabis medicines are treated differently from unlicensed products.
Sativex and Epidyolex are examples of licensed medicines within broader cannabis-related discussions.
A medicine can be prescribed lawfully even if unlicensed, but the decision-making framework is different.