OTC cannabidiol ‘a risk for drug-drug adverse reactions’

Patients will need close monitoring if taking other medications, pharmacologist says

A plan to make cannabidiol available over the counter comes with the risk that drug-drug interactions will not be monitored, a leading pharmacologist says.

This week the TGA unveiled its plan to let pharmacists prescribe low-dose cannabidiol from 2021, assuming manufacturers have had cannabidiol products registered in the meantime.