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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 7:

Oil Concentration in Food and Excipients

Drug Excipients Excipient oil Concentration (mL) Oil from meal (mL) Total amount of oil (mL)

Epidiolex

A1 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 5.52 0 5.52
A2 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 11.04 0 11.04
A3 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 33.12 0 33.12
B1 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 11.04 26.4 33.12
B2 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 11.04 26.4 33.12
B3 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 11.04 26.4 33.12
H1 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 11.04 0 11.04
H2 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 22.08 0 22.08
H3 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 33.12 0 33.12
H4 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 44.16 0 44.16
H5 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 11.04 0 11.04
H6 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 11.04 62 73.04
H7 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 5.52 0 5.52
H8 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 11.04 0 11.04
L1 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 1.472 13.54 15.012
L2 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 1.472 13.54 15.012
L3 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 1.472 13.54 15.012
L4 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 1.472 13.54 15.012
M1 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 2.208 0 2.208
M2 Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 2.208 60 62.208

Oral Capsule

C Dehydrated alcohol, refined sesame oil, strawberry flavor, sucralose 8 12.5 20.5
D1 Piperine, tween, span, polyoxyl 40-hydroxy castor oil, lecithin, tricaprin, ethyl lactate 0.22 26.4 26.62
E1 Corn Oil - 12.5 -
E2 Corn Oil - 12.5 -
F4 Granulated Lactose - 0 -
I1 Multi-spectrum organic hemp oil CO2 extract 162.9 12.5 175.4
I2 American ginseng, Gingko Biloba, multi-spectrum organic hemp oil CO2 extract 325.8 12.5 338.3
I3 Multi-spectrum organic hemp oil CO2 extract 162.9 12.5 175.4
I4 American ginseng, Gingko Biloba, multi-spectrum organic hemp oil CO2 extract 325.8 12.5 338.3
J1 Gelatin - 26.4 -
J2 Gelatin - 26.4 -

Sativex

D2 Ethanol, propylene glycol, peppermint oil 0 26.4 26.4
F1 Ethanol, propylene glycol, peppermint oil 0 0 0
F2 Ethanol, propylene glycol, peppermint oil 0 0 0
F3 Ethanol, propylene glycol, peppermint oil 0 0 0
G Ethanol, propylene glycol, peppermint oil 0 0 0
J3 Ethanol, propylene glycol, peppermint oil - 26.4 -
K1 Ethanol, propylene glycol, peppermint oil 0 0 0
K2 Ethanol, propylene glycol, peppermint oil 0 0 0
K3 Ethanol, propylene glycol, peppermint oil 0 0 0
K4 Ethanol, propylene glycol, peppermint oil 0 0 0
K5 Ethanol, propylene glycol, peppermint oil 0 0 0
K6 Ethanol, propylene glycol, peppermint oil 0 0 0
N Ethanol, propylene glycol, peppermint oil 0 12.5 12.5

1 mL of Epidiolex contains 736 mg refined sesame oil and 100 mg CBD