Download from app store
We have detected that you are using an Ad Blocker.
PracticeUpdate is free to end users but we rely on advertising to fund our site. Please consider supporting PracticeUpdate by whitelisting us in your ad blocker.
We have sent a message to the email address you have provided, . If this email is not correct, please update your settings with your correct address.
The email address you provided during registration, , does not appear to be valid. Please update your settings with a valid address before to continue using PracticeUpdate.
Please provide your AHPRA Number to ensure that you are given the correct level of access to our site.
Sign in
Join now
featured
Published in Primary Care

Expert Opinion / Commentary · August 31, 2015

Cannabinoids for Pain—Time to Consider?

Written by
Robert Bonakdar MD, FAAFP, FACN

 

 Save  Recommend
 Share

Additional Info

  1. Bachhuber MA, Saloner B, Cunningham CO, Barry CL. Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Analgesic Overdose Mortality in the United States, 1999-2010. JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174(10):1668-1673. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.4005.
  2. Fitzcharles MA, Ste-Marie PA, Clauw DJ, et al. Rheumatologists lack confidence in their knowledge of cannabinoids pertaining to the management of rheumatic complaints. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014;15:258.
  3. Whiting PF, Wolff RF, Deshpande S, et al. Cannabinoids for Medical Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA. 2015;313(24):2456-2473.
  4. Hill KP. Medical Marijuana for Treatment of Chronic Pain and Other Medical and Psychiatric Problems: A Clinical Review. JAMA. 2015;313(24):2474-2483.
  5. D'Souza DC, Ranganathan M. Medical Marijuana: Is the Cart Before the Horse? JAMA. 2015;313(24):2431-2432.
  6. Vandrey R, Raber JC, Raber ME, et al. Cannabinoid Dose and Label Accuracy in Edible Medical Cannabis Products. JAMA. 2015;313(24):2491-2493.
  7. Frisch S. Medical cannabis: US researchers battle for access to the plant. BMJ. 2014;349:g6997.
  8. Ware MA, Ziemianski D. Medical education on cannabis and cannabinoids: Perspectives, challenges, and opportunities. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2015;97(6):548-550.
  9. Ziemianski D, Capler R, Tekanoff R, et al. Cannabis in medicine: a national educational needs assessment among Canadian physicians. BMC Med Educ. 2015;15:52.
  10. Kahan M, Srivastava A, Spithoff S, Bromley L. Prescribing smoked cannabis for chronic noncancer pain: preliminary recommendations. Can Fam Physician. 2014;60(12):1083-1090.

Disclosure statements are available on the authors' profiles:

Robert Bonakdar MD, FAAFP, FACN

Further Reading

Most Read This Week

Recently Updated