University Hospital Ostrava (FNO) – hospital pharmacy

The pharmacy of University Hospital Ostrava (Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava, FNO) in Ostrava-Poruba prepares and dispenses medical cannabis for patients in the Moravian-Silesian Region. According to a September 2019 bulletin from the hospital's clinical pharmacy department, prescribing and magistral preparation of cannabis-containing medicines began that month in cooperation with the hospital's Pain Treatment Centre, part of the department of anesthesiology and intensive care.

The hospital describes a well-equipped compounding laboratory that prepares ointments, capsules, eye drops, oral drops, syrups and suppositories. The main pharmacy is on the second floor of Building B, the diagnostic center, while the public dispensary is on the ground floor of Building A, the polyclinic, in the entrance hall. The dispensary is open Monday to Friday from 7:30 to 15:30 and works as a full pharmacy with a wide stock of medicines and medical supplies. An emergency pharmacy operates separately in Building B.

Medical cannabis in the Czech Republic is dispensed as an individually prepared medicine on an electronic prescription marked as a highly addictive substance, with the THC and CBD content set by the doctor. A 2025 amendment to the cannabis decree lets general practitioners prescribe for chronic intractable pain and allows prescriptions covering up to three months. Insurance covers 90% of the price within quantity limits, and pharmacies check each patient's remaining allowance in the prescription system before preparing a dose. For patients searching for medical cannabis in Ostrava, the FNO pharmacy and its pain center are an established starting point; it is worth calling ahead to confirm stock and preparation time.