Anna Paga, 60, a mother of three, could be one of the first patients in Greece to be able to buy medical cannabis in a pharmacy, with a doctor’s prescription. Anna received this prescription to treat chronic pain caused by psoriatic arthritis.
“What can I say about this day? A very big thank you, a relief, a vindication, a freedom to live. I was among the first to obtain the prescription via the electronic prescription system and I did not expect it. “I couldn’t wait, I couldn’t believe it. I burst into tears… the end of risks and fear,” she told the Athens-Macedonian news agency.
The cost of treatment with “final cannabis pharmaceuticals” is covered exclusively by patients, as there is no public insurance coverage, while finding the right dose is a step-by-step process, individually adapted to each patient. , in collaboration with the doctor.
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