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What does MDT stand for?

MDT: Multidisciplinary Team

A team of healthcare professionals from different disciplines who collaborate on patient care. Better medical cannabis clinics use MDT review before issuing prescriptions, involving specialists in the relevant condition.

Related terms

  • Controlled drug prescription

    A prescription for a medicine controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations, which includes cannabis-based medicines. It is valid for 28 days from the date on it.

  • Named Patient

    A framework allowing doctors to prescribe unlicensed medicines for individual patients with a specific unmet clinical need. Most CBPM prescriptions in the UK are issued on this basis.

  • PLEA (Patient-Led Engagement for Access)

    A UK patient organisation focused on improving access to medical cannabis for patients, conducting surveys and advocacy work.

  • Private prescription

    A prescription from a private clinic that you pay for yourself. Almost all medical cannabis prescriptions in the UK are private.

  • Script relocation

    Asking your clinic to send your prescription to a different pharmacy, usually because your product is out of stock where it was sent.

This is a plain-language definition for general understanding, not medical or legal advice.

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