Prague-based pharmaceutical company, Motagon, will be the first company in the Czech Republic to supply medical cannabis extracts to patients.
Motagon has secured the agreement with Europe’s biggest indoor cannabis producer and one of the first cannabis extracts and formulations producers Phcann International.
Phcann International is an EU-GMP vertically integrated, multinational pharmaceutical cannabis company headquartered in Warsaw, Poland with an established footprint portfolio of countries like UK, Germany, Poland, Italy, Israel, Portugal, Australia and Brazil.
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Through the agreement, Czech cannabis patients will now be able to access Motagon’s dried cannabis flowers and extracts to treat a number of health conditions including neuropathic pain, spasticity in multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, vomiting and nausea in the context of conventional cancer treatment, complex palliative care, or treatment of symptoms in neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s.
Additionally, Czech doctors are extended the option to work with an effective form of cannabis medicines, namely standardised extracts with more precise doses of CBD and THC cannabinoids.
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With the extracts, pharmacies will be able to prepare personalised medicines for specific patients, including creams and gels for topical application, oils and capsules for oral consumption and rectal and vaginal suppositories.
Motagon’s chairman and executive director of Heaton, Motagon’s parent company, Jaromír Frič, commented: “We are extremely pleased that in a relatively short period of time we have managed to commence the import, sale and distribution of high-quality medical cannabis to pharmacies in the form of dried flowers, but our aim from the start was to offer more effective forms such as extracts to Czech patients as soon as possible.
“I believe that doctors and especially patients will appreciate this fundamental change, as well as the fact that there will be a broad extracts portfolio with a wide array of THC-CBD formulations, targeting a wider range of patients.
“I would also like to express my great appreciation to our team at Motagon who have successfully managed to comply with all the legislative requirements of the regulatory authorities.”
Motagon CEO Jan Mehner, has stated that the range of extracts on offer should cover the needs of the vast majority of cannabis patients in the Czech Republic:.
Mehner commented: “We plan to immediately introduce extracts with high THC content and a group of balanced THC-CBD extracts, allowing us to target patient populations that aren’t responding to treatments from existing traditional medicines.
“We’ll then broaden our portfolio (and patient base) to include high CBD and balanced products with a slight predominance of THC or, conversely, CBD.”
Phcann International CEO, Zlatko Keskovski, commented: “The agreement with Motagon will provide both companies with the first mover advantage in the Czech market where we will be able to set and implement the highest standards of quality and consistency that will meet expectations of the Czech patients.”
The first cannabis extracts are expected to be available in Czech pharmacies as early as September 2022.
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