Dronabinol Useful for Chronic Pain- A Case Report

Robert N Agnello
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Robert N Agnello: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, USA

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2023, vol. 49, issue 2, 40376-40378

Abstract: Increasingly, the prevalence and the economic burden of chronic pain has been recognized worldwide. In recent years, there has been growing interest in the use of cannabis and cannabinoid-based drugs to supplement traditional drugs used for the treatment of chronic pain. Due to the prevalence of chronic pain both nationally and globally, effective pain relief is essential. Chronic pain patients who have unsuccessfully tried other medications including NSAIDs, antidepressants, and neuropathic medications indicated for pain relief may benefit from a trial of dronabinol—a cannabis-derived pharmaceutical that is a synthetic form of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ⠹-THC). Dronabinol is currently approved only for use in chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting in cancer patients and anorexia in HIV patients. Therefore, the need to synthesize evidence in human clinical and randomized control trials to determine the effectiveness of dronabinol as a potential treatment for chronic pain is not only compelling but also critical.

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Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.49.007763

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