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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pharmacotherapy. 2021 Mar 18;41(4):405–420. doi: 10.1002/phar.2512

Table 1:

Administration Methods and Meal Contents

Data Points Drug Fasted/Fed Administration Time FDA Guidance Caloric Content (kcal) Fat Content (g) Published Nation Reference
A1-A3 Epidiolex Fasted Dose given after an overnight fast Yes 0 0 3-Oct-18 Canada 21
B1-B3 Epidiolex Fed Dosed 30 mins after meal, evening dose given 12h after Yes 574 26.4 21-Feb-19 Netherlands 19
C Oral Capsule Fed Dosed 30 mins after light meal following an overnight fast Yes 450 12.5 10-Feb-16 USA 22
D1 Oral Capsule Fed Dosed 4h and 8h after meal No 574 26.4 28-Nov-17 Israel 3
D2 Sativex Fed Dosed 4h and 8h after meal No 574 26.4 28-Nov-17 Israel 3
E1 - E2 Oral Capsule Fed Dosed 2h after a light breakfast No 450 12.5 1-May-15 USA 23
F1-F3 Sativex Fasted 24h fast pre-dose with no food 15 mins before and after morning dose No 0 0 4-Nov-03 UK 16
F4 Oral Capsule Fasted 24h fast pre-dose with no food 15 mins before and after morning dose No 0 0 4-Nov-03 UK 16
G Sativex Fasted Fasted conditions No 0 0 16-Jun-10 UK 4
H1-H5 Epidiolex Fasted Overnight fast of at least 10h Yes 0 0 30-Oct-18 Netherlands 10
H6 Epidiolex Fed Overnight fast of at least 10h, high-fat breakfast given 30 mins before dose Yes 918 62 30-Oct-18 Netherlands 10
H7-H8 Epidiolex Fasted Overnight fast before first dose, 2h fast before evening dose (6 days), single dose on 7th day Yes 0 0 30-Oct-18 Netherlands 10
I1-I4 Oral Capsule Fed Light low-fat breakfast 1–2h before dose, snack 4h after dose No 450 12.5 12-Sep-19 USA 24
J1 - J2 Oral Capsule Fed Standard meal 30 mins before dose, after overnight fast Yes 574 26.4 10-Nov-17 Israel 20
J3 Sativex Fed Standard meal 30 mins before dose, after overnight fast Yes 574 26.4 10-Nov-17 Israel 20
K1-K3 Sativex Fasted Fasted 10h overnight and 4h post dose Yes 0 0 22-Nov-12 UK 17
K4-K6 Sativex Fasted Fasted 10h overnight and 4h post dose Yes 0 0 22-Nov-12 UK 17
L1-L4 Epidiolex Fed Low-protein breakfast 2h before dose after an 8h overnight fast No 450 12.5 28-Mar-19 Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia 14
M1 Epidiolex Fasted Fasted overnight for 10h, meal given 4h after dose Yes 0 0 27-Jun-19 USA 15
M2 Epidiolex Fed Fasted overnight 10h, high-fat breakfast burrito given 30 mins before dose Yes 850 60 27-Jun-19 USA 15
N Sativex Fed 36h fast before dose, standard low-fat breakfast 30 mins before dosing and standard meals 4h and 10h post-dose + digestive biscuits Yes 450 12.5 15-Apr-05 UK 18

Data point nomenclature is as follows: assigned letter corresponds to the publication and numbers (if any) correspond to individual studies within the publication