Safety of Medical Cannabis in Neuropathic Chronic Pain Management
Abstract Products derived from the plant Cannabis sativa are widely appreciated for their analgesic properties and are employed for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain.
Medical uses of marijuana (Cannabis sativa): fact or fallacy?
Marijuana (Cannabis sativa) has been used throughout the world medically, recreationally and spiritually for thousands of years. In South Africa, from the mid-19th century to the 1920s, practitioners prescribed it for a multitude of conditions
Medical Cannabis for Older Patients
Interest in the medicinal use of cannabis and cannabinoids is mounting worldwide. Fueled by enthusiastic media coverage, patients perceive cannabinoids as a natural remedy for many symptoms.
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.