Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic non-cancer and cancer related pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

L Wang, PJ Hong, C May, Y Rehman, Y Oparin… - Bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the benefits and harms of medical cannabis and cannabinoids for
chronic pain. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources MEDLINE …

Transition from acute to chronic pain after surgery

P Glare, KR Aubrey, PS Myles - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Over the past decade there has been an increasing reliance on strong opioids to treat acute
and chronic pain, which has been associated with a rising epidemic of prescription opioid …

Cannabis‐based medicines for chronic neuropathic pain in adults

M Mücke, T Phillips, L Radbruch… - … of systematic reviews, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background This review is one of a series on drugs used to treat chronic neuropathic pain.
Estimates of the population prevalence of chronic pain with neuropathic components range …

Etiology and pharmacology of neuropathic pain

SRA Alles, PA Smith - Pharmacological reviews, 2018 - ASPET
Injury to or disease of the nervous system can invoke chronic and sometimes intractable
neuropathic pain. Many parallel, interdependent, and time-dependent processes, including …

Consensus recommendations on dosing and administration of medical cannabis to treat chronic pain: results of a modified Delphi process

A Bhaskar, A Bell, M Boivin, W Briques… - Journal of cannabis …, 2021 - Springer
Background Globally, medical cannabis legalization has increased in recent years and
medical cannabis is commonly used to treat chronic pain. However, there are few …

European Pain Federation (EFIC) position paper on appropriate use of cannabis‐based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic pain management

W Häuser, DP Finn, E Kalso… - … Journal of Pain, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabis‐based medicines are being approved for pain management in an increasing
number of European countries. There are uncertainties and controversies on the role and …

Benefits and harms of medical cannabis: a scoping review of systematic reviews

M Pratt, A Stevens, M Thuku, C Butler, B Skidmore… - Systematic reviews, 2019 - Springer
Background There has been increased interest in the role of cannabis for treating medical
conditions. The availability of different cannabis-based products can make the side effects of …

Cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain

F Petzke, T Tölle, MA Fitzcharles, W Häuser - CNS drugs, 2022 - Springer
Neuropathic pain represents a broad category of pain syndromes that include a wide variety
of peripheral and central disorders. The overall prevalence of neuropathic pain in the …

Peripheral voltage-gated cation channels in neuropathic pain and their potential as therapeutic targets

SRA Alles, PA Smith - Frontiers in Pain Research, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The persistence of increased excitability and spontaneous activity in injured peripheral
neurons is imperative for the development and persistence of many forms of neuropathic …

Impacts of medical and non-medical cannabis on the health of older adults: findings from a scoping review of the literature

D Wolfe, K Corace, C Butler, D Rice, B Skidmore… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Cannabis legalization has enabled increased consumption in older adults. Age-
related mental, physical, and physiological changes may lead to differences in effects of …