Canada and Brazil, a historic cannabis partnership in the making

The cannabis sector in Brazil is receiving a helping hand from Canada, as both countries are working together for the good of the industry. Canada is planning to help with the production of the first Brazilian cannabis drug, sending raw materials to the Latin American country. It’s expected that the first wave of cannabis products will be available in pharmacies, in the coming weeks.

Brains Bioceutical Corporation, a company based in Vancouver, Canada, will supply the raw material necessary to produce the first Brazilian cannabis drug approved by the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA). The pharmacist authorized to market the phytopharmaceutical drug is Prati-Donaduzzi, from Paraná, which will import the extract, since cannabis cultivation has not been authorized in the Latin American countries.

The product will be an oral cannabidiol solution (CBD) in a 30 ml bottle with a concentration of 200 mg/ml and <0.2% THC. The company did not disclose the value for which the product will be marketed to pharmacies and distributors.

However, according to a medical source in Paraná, the oil will be sold to pharmacies for about $325 (€300). “I received a visit from a commercial representative from Prati-Donaduzzi. She knew I prescribed cannabis and came to visit me to show me their product,” said the same health professional.

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CBD not being considered as a medicine in order to introduce it earlier to the market

The authorized CBD oil is not considered a medicine by the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA), but a separate category, that of “Cannabis-based products”. It was the solution the agency found for the plant derivatives to enter the market faster, without going through clinical tests, which take years. For this reason, the price of the product will not need the approval of the Brazilian Drug Market Regulation Chamber, being the responsibility of the pharmaceutical company itself.

According to Prati-Donaduzzi, the oil will be produced at the pharmacy’s plant in the city of Toledo, in the interior of Paraná. The product is expected to be available in pharmacies around the country before Mother’s Day in Brazil, May 10th.

Brains Bioceutical presents itself as the global leader in the production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) based on pharmaceutical, welfare and veterinary cannabidiol. The company will export the European GMP API from the UK to the Brazilian pharmaceutical company to formulate the product that will be sold in pharmacies and distributors.

Working together in a partnership that aims to boost the cannabis sector

In a statement, the company announced the partnership as “a historic achievement to bring the first registered medical cannabis product from Brazil.”

“Our partners in Brazil are global leaders in pharmaceutical production and clinical trials. I am very proud of this historic moment, when we combine our forces to create the first registered product under the new regime. The standard we set for Brains’ team of world-renowned scientists and executives continues to reach milestones with a tireless quest for historic innovations in the CBD sector. We look forward to capitalizing on the resulting market opportunities. We now register the CBD product at the epicenter of the European continent in the UK. Then we supply the CBD material to our South American partner to obtain the first registered cannabis product under the new Anvisa regulations in Brazil,” concluded Rick Brar, President and CEO of Brains Bioceutical.

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