Use of Medical Cannabis to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury
There is not a single pharmacological agent with demonstrated therapeutic efficacy for traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Marijuana Use in the Elderly: Implications and Considerations
Insufficient management of cancer-associated chronic and neuropathic pain adversely affects patient quality of life. Patients who do not respond well to opioid analgesics, or have severe side effects from the use of traditional analgesics are in need of alternative therapeutic op-tions.
Marijuana Use in the Elderly: Implications and Considerations
This article reviews the literature on the use of marijuana in the elderly. Pharmacists play an important role in the management of medications including drug use of potentially illegal drugs, including marijuana.
Cannabinoids and cancer: causation, remediation, and palliation
This review discusses three different associations between cannabinoids and cancer. First, it assesses evidence that smoking of cannabis preparations may cause cancers of the aerodigestive and respiratory system.
Cannabis and Migraine: It’s Complicated
The use of cannabis for the treatment of migraine has become an area of interest with the legalization of medical cannabis in the USA.
Medical cannabis: considerations for the anesthesiologist and pain physician
New regulations are in place at the federal and provincial levels in Canada regarding the way medical cannabis is to be controlled.
Cannabis and Migraine: It’s Complicated
The use of cannabis for the treatment of migraine has become an area of interest with the legalization of medical cannabis in the USA.
Medical Cannabis for the Primary Care Physician
Medical cannabis use is common in the United States and increasingly more socially acceptable. As more patients seek out and acquire medical cannabis, primary care physicians will be faced with a growing number of patients seeking information on the indications, efficacy, and safety of medical cannabis.
Medical cannabis and driving
Medical cannabis use is increasingly common in Australia. Patients and physicians need to be aware of the important implications that such use may have for driving.
Medical Cannabis in Asthmatic Patients
With the increased use of cannabis in the medicinal and recreational domains, it is becoming more important for physicians to better understand its harmful and beneficial effects.
