Anna Paga, a 60-year-old mother of three, may be one of the first patients in Greece who will be able to purchase cannabis for medicinal use at a pharmacy, with a prescription from a doctor. Anna was given the prescription as a treatment for chronic pain caused by psoriatic arthritis.
“What can I say about this day? A very big thank you, relief, vindication, freedom to live. I was among the first to get the prescription via the electronic prescription system and I didn’t expect it, I couldn’t believe it. I burst into tears….an end to the risks and fear,” she said, talking to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.
The cost of the treatment with so-called “final pharmaceutical cannabis products” is covered exclusively by the patients, as there is no state insurance coverage, while finding the right dose is a step-by-step process that is individually tailored to each patient, in collaboration with the doctor.
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