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1. • • Medical cannabis has been shown to be an effective treatment for chronic pain. It can help to reduce pain intensity and improve quality of life. Cannabis can also help to reduce the use of other medications, including opioids.
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     Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain in the UK

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   Can cannabis help with chronic pain?

   • Despite the lack of robust evidence supporting the use of medicinal cannabis for pain, recent poll data estimates approximately 1.4 million people in the UK use recreational cannabis for symptomatic relief of an underlying debilitating chronic medical condition for which chronic pain is the main indication.

   The British Pain Society position statement on the use of medical

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   Can non-inhaled medical cannabis help treat chronic pain?

   • The guidance offers a weak recommendation for a trial of non-inhaled medical cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain. Its summary indicates moderate evidence of a clinically important decrease in pain for a small to very small proportion of patients.

   Medical cannabis for chronic pain - The BMJ

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   Are cannabis-based products for medicinal use effective for pain?

   • The current evidence for use of cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs) for pain is not sufficiently developed yet; whilst individual patients may perceive benefit; this hasn’t been fully tested in comparative randomised controlled trials in large numbers of patients.

   Cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs) - NHS England

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   Can medical cannabis treat cancer-related pain?

   • Treatment of cancer-related pain has prospective evidentiary support for the use of medical cannabis. Although 3 large and well-designed randomized controlled trials investigated cannabis treatment of cancer-related pain, the evidence yielded only a grade D recommendation.

   Medical Cannabis: A Review from the American Society of Pain and

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3. www.england.nhs.uk › long-read › cannabis-basedCannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs) - NHS England

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   Aug 10, 2023 · The current evidence for use of cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs) for pain is not sufficiently developed yet; whilst individual patients may perceive benefit; this hasn’t been fully tested in comparative randomised controlled trials in large numbers of patients.

4. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesMedical Cannabis: A Review from the American Society of Pain ...

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   Dec 8, 2023 · Currently, both safety and efficacy data are lacking for the use of medical cannabis to treat chronic nonmalignant pain conditions. Transformational policy reform is needed to facilitate continued research and obtain data on medicinal use of cannabis through large randomized controlled trials.

   • DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S425862
   • Published: 2023

   • Publication: J Pain Res. 2023; 16: 4217-4228.

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6. www.nhs.uk › conditions › medical-cannabisMedical cannabis (cannabis oil) - NHS

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   • Epidyolex For Children and Adults with Epilepsy
   • Nabilone For Chemotherapy Patients
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   Epidyolex is a highly purified liquid containing CBD (cannabidiol). CBD is a chemical substance found in cannabis that has medical benefits. It will not get you high, because it does not contain THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the chemical in cannabis that makes you high. Epidyolex can be prescribed by a specialist for patients with Lennox-Gastaut synd...

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   Many people having chemotherapy will have periods where they feel sick or vomit. Nabilone can be prescribed to adults by a specialist to help relieve these symptoms, but only when other treatments have not helped or are not suitable. Nabilone is a medicine, taken as a capsule, that has been developed to act in a similar way to THC (the chemical in ...

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   Nabiximols (Sativex) is a cannabis-based medicine that is sprayed into the mouth. It is licensed in the UK for adults with MS-related muscle spasticity that has not got better with other treatments. Read more from the MS Society on Sativex for treating muscle stiffness and spasms

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   There is some evidence medical cannabis can help certain types of pain, though this evidence is not yet strong enough to recommend it for pain relief. In some cases, however, it may be prescribed for pain as part of a clinical trial.

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7. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK574562Medicinal Cannabis for Treatment of Chronic Pain

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   Dec 12, 2022 · A different study highlighted the effectiveness of medical marijuana in treating chronic non-cancer pain, neuropathic pain, medication-rebound headaches, and allodynia. However, it did not appear to have the same effectiveness as non-opioid analgesics for the treatment of acute pain.

   • Author: Sukhdeep Bains, Taif Mukhdomi
   • Affiliations: Nassau University Medical Center

   • Publish Year: 2021
   • Published: 2022/12/12

8. www.bmj.com › content › 374Medical cannabis for chronic pain - The BMJ

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   Sep 9, 2021 · The guidance offers a weak recommendation for a trial of non-inhaled medical cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain. Its summary indicates moderate evidence of a clinically important decrease in pain for a small to very small proportion of patients.

   • Author: Edeltraut Kröger, Clermont E Dionne

   • Publish Year: 2021

9. www.nice.org.uk › guidance › NG144Overview | Cannabis-based medicinal products | Guidance - NICE

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   Nov 11, 2019 · This guideline covers prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products for people with intractable nausea and vomiting, chronic pain, spasticity and severe treatment-resistant epilepsy.

10. www.britishpainsociety.org › static › uploadsThe British Pain Society position statement on the use of ...

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    evidence supporting the use of medicinal cannabis for pain, recent poll data estimates approximately 1.4 million people in the UK use recreational cannabis for symptomatic relief of an underlying debilitating chronic medical condition for which chronic pain is the main indication.