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Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
(ms) is the most common, disabling, neurological condition, to
affect young adults in the world today.
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Cannabis Extract Reduces Pain
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Cannabis Extract Reduces Pain in Multiple
Sclerosis Patients
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The cannabis extract, dronabinol, reduces pain in patients with
multiple sclerosis, finds new research published on the British
Medical Journal Website, www.bmj.com
The study involved 24 patients with multiple sclerosis and central
pain attending a hospital clinic in Denmark.
Patients were given either dronabinol capsules or identical looking
placebo capsules for three weeks. Pain intensity in the last week of
treatment was assessed and patients completed a quality of life
questionnaire.
Pain intensity was significantly lower and pain relief was higher
during dronabinol treatment than during placebo treatment. Pressure
evoked pain also tended to decrease, and patients reported better
quality of life with dronabinol compared with placebo.
Adverse events, including dizziness, were more frequent with
dronabinol than with placebo during the first week of treatment, but
these decreased during treatment.
Dronabinol has a modest but clear and clinically relevant analgesic
effect on central pain in patients with multiple sclerosis and
should be available for patients whose central pain is not
sufficiently treated with alternative drugs, conclude the authors.
BMJ
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Full TextBMJ 31 July 2004 |
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