How to take your medication

From your initial consultation through to your follow-up sessions with one of our 26+ highly trained doctors, our Clinical Team will work with you every step of the way to make you feel at ease and to understand how we can create a tailored treatment plan to match your personal circumstances.This guide will provide you with some easy steps about how to consume your medication.

Releaf treatment plans

A Releaf treatment plan is unique to each patient; it can consist of oil, flower, or a combination of the two. We will help you to understand every aspect of your medication and during consultations, you can discuss dosage and effects with a specialist and raise any queries.

  • Flower
  • Oil
  • Flower and oil
  • Administering your medical cannabis oil

    If you have been prescribed oil as part of your treatment plan, follow these simple instructions below on how to consume your medication:

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    • 1. Prepare

      * Begin by washing your hands and placing the bottle, syringe and adaptor on a flat surface. * Open the bottle. Some bottles have a ‘plug’ or adaptor already in place. If yours does not, firmly press the adaptor into the bottle neck.

    • 2. Insert and invert

      * Insert the tip of the clean and dry syringe into the bottle adaptor and press down until it is snug.  * Carefully invert the bottle so that the top of the bottle with the attached syringe is facing downwards.

    • 3. Measure

      Slowly withdraw the required dose, using the guide on the side of the syringe.

      NOTE - IF AIR BUBBLES FORM, EMPTY THE SYRINGE BACK INTO THE BOTTLE AND REPEAT THE PROCESS.

    • 4. Administer

      Open your mouth and lift your tongue. Gently dispense the oil under your tongue.

      WARNING - TRY NOT TO SQUIRT THE SOLUTION INTO THE BACK OF YOUR THROAT, AS THIS MAY CAUSE COUGHING.

    • 5. Hold

      Keep the oil under your tongue for at least 60 seconds to allow absorption.

    • 6. Clean

      Between uses, we recommend you clean the syringe and adaptor with warm, clean water.

    Administering your medical cannabis

    If you have been prescribed flower as part of your treatment plan, follow these simple instructions below on how to consume your medication using your Omura vaporiser and Home Filling System:

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    • 1. Prepare the puck

      Place a small amount of your flower into the centre of the puck, avoiding the edges. Replace and secure the lid.

    • 2. Grind the flower

      Rotate the puck lid to the left and right 3-4 times and give the puck a gentle shake.

    • 3. Check the ground flower

      Remove the lid of the puck to reveal your ground flower, it is now ready to insert into your Omura Flowersticks.

    • 4. Prepare the Flowersticks

      Open the lid of the Flowersticks and slide the pack into the Omura Home Fill System. Now sprinkle your ground flower evenly along the top of the Home Fill System. Use around 2g of flower to fill 16 Flowersticks.

    • 5. Compact the flower

      Push the flower into the Flowersticks using the tamping top of the Home Fill System. Ensure the top is pushed all the way down so the flower is fully compacted.

    • 6. Load the vaporiser

      Ensure your Omura device is charged. Insert a Flowerstick into the top of the vaporiser, flower side down. This will automatically turn the device on.

    • 7. Activate the vaporiser

      Your Omura vaporizer will vibrate and the lights will start to flash, indicating that it is warming up. After 20-30 seconds it will vibrate again and the lights will stop flashing. This means it is ready to use.

    • 8. Consume your medication

      Consume your flower by inhaling through the straw. Your vaporiser will vibrate again once all the flower in the Flowerstick has been consumed. This takes approximately 3 minutes

    We recommend Omura

    We have partnered with leaders in heat not burn technology company Omura, to provide Releaf patients with exclusive access to their vaporisers.

    While medical cannabis has been legal in the UK since 2018, strict regulations govern its use. Due to health risks associated with combustion, smoking cannabis - even for medical purposes - remains illegal. This means flower patients must consume their prescription via a vaporiser. By exclusively offering Omura’s products, we empower patients with safe, precise, and consistent ways to manage their treatment plans and experience the full therapeutic potential of medical cannabis. Discover Omura’s products in your Releaf Patient Portal.