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Medicinal Cannabis

Get professional support and guidance around medicinal cannabis through your local pharmacy. You can start the medicinal cannabis support process online.

Our pharmacy team can discuss your needs, explain the process, and provide clear advice to help you understand whether medicinal cannabis support may be appropriate for you.

Our Medicinal Cannabis service helps patients access clear, professional advice in a confidential pharmacy setting. Evercare Pharmacy can provide support with understanding how medicinal cannabis may be used, what the process involves, and whether further assessment by a specialist clinician may be required.
This service may be suitable for patients who are exploring medicinal cannabis as part of their care, usually where other treatment options have already been considered. Suitability depends on your medical history, current medicines, symptoms, and clinical assessment. Our pharmacy team will guide you through the appropriate next steps.
A trained member of our pharmacy team will ask a few confidential health-related questions, discuss your current symptoms and medicines, and explain whether this service may be suitable. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions and understand the next steps before any support or referral is provided.
Possible side effects may include drowsiness, dizziness, dry mouth, changes in appetite, mood changes, or reduced concentration. Our pharmacy team will explain important safety advice, how to use any prescribed treatment correctly, and when further medical support may be needed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is medicinal cannabis?
Medicinal cannabis refers to prescription only medicines made from the cannabis plant. These are different from CBD products sold in shops and can only be supplied on a valid prescription.
In the UK, the decision to prescribe medicinal cannabis must be made by a doctor on the specialist register of the General Medical Council. GPs cannot start this treatment.
It is usually only considered when other licensed treatments have not worked well enough. Every case is assessed individually by a specialist who will decide whether it is appropriate.
Yes, when it is prescribed by an appropriate specialist and dispensed by a pharmacy. Medicinal cannabis has been legal on prescription in the UK since November 2018. Using cannabis without a prescription remains illegal.
Medicinal cannabis can affect your ability to drive safely, and it is an offence to drive if your driving is impaired, even with a prescription. Speak to your prescriber before driving and keep evidence of your prescription with you.

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