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Review

Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain

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Tom Perry
, editors.
In: Therapeutics Letter. Vancouver (BC): Therapeutic Initiatives; 1994. Letter 115.
2018 Nov.
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Review

Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain

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Excerpt

Therapeutics Letter 115 examines cannabinoids for chronic pain. Conclusions: Health care providers need to be knowledgeable and non-judgmental when informing patients about cannabinoids. The complexity of cannabinoids as a therapy makes research particularly difficult. At the present time we lack good evidence that any cannabis-derived product works for chronic pain. Future trials need to use fixed dose product composition and assess real world benefits and harms over suitably long durations.

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