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Comparison of the Analgesic Effects of Dronabinol and Smoked Marijuana in Daily Marijuana Smokers

Oral THC May Have the Edge Over Smoked Marijuana for Pain

Direct comparison shows that both routes of delivery have an analgesic effect but dronabinol may have an advantage when it comes to lasting effects and abuse potential. Medscape Medical News

[Cortex Pharmaceuticals] buys [Pier Pharma] for $3.48mm

Neuroscience drug developer [Cortex Pharmaceuticals Inc.] has acquired closely-held respiratory therapeutics firm [Pier Pharmaceuticals Inc.] in a stock swap. Cortex issued 58mm common shares valued a...

Marijuana pill may be better for relieving pain

By Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily    A pill form of marijuana may work just as well to relieve pain as the smoked form, but with fewer side effects, new research suggests. In the stud...

Marijuana Pill May Be Better For Pain Relief

A pill form of marijuana provides greater pain relief than when a person smokes it, according to a new study. The study was conducted by researchers at Columbia University in New York and was publishe...

Marijuana Pill May Provide Longer Pain Relief Than A Joint

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Cannibas (marijuana) has been a commonly used form of medicine throughout the Western world since the late 19th century. It was used as a prim...

Insys Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering and Exercise of Underwriters' Over-Allotment Option

PHOENIX, AZ -- (Marketwired) -- 05/07/13 -- Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSY), a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative supportive care products, today ann...

Cortex Pharmaceuticals and Pier Pharmaceuticals Consummate Merger

Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB:CORX) and Pier Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced they have consummated a merger under which Cortex a...

Efficacy and tolerability of high-dose dronabinol maintenance in HIV-positive marijuana smokers: a controlled laboratory study.

RATIONALE: Dronabinol (Delta(9)tetrahydrocannabinol) is approved for HIV-related anorexia, yet, little is known about its effects in HIV-positive marijuana smokers. HIV-negative marijuana smokers requ...

Medicinal THC (dronabinol) impairs on-the-road driving performance of occasional and heavy cannabis users but is not detected in Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.

AIMS: The acute and chronic effects of dronabinol (medicinal tetrahydrocannabinol) on actual driving performance and the Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) were assessed. It was hypothesized that occ...

Dronabinol, a cannabinoid agonist, reduces hair pulling in trichotillomania: a pilot study.

RATIONALE: Trichotillomania is characterized by repetitive pulling causing noticeable hair loss. Pharmacological treatment data for trichotillomania are limited. OBJECTIVE: Dronabinol appears to reduc...

Pharmacological Treatment of Cannabis Dependence.

Cannabis is the most frequently used illegal psychoactive substance in the world. There is a significant increase in the number of treatment admissions for cannabis use disorders in the past few years...

Targeting the endocannabinoid system with cannabinoid receptor agonists: pharmacological strategies and therapeutic possibilities.

Human tissues express cannabinoid CB(1) and CB(2) receptors that can be activated by endogenously released 'endocannabinoids' or exogenously administered compounds in a manner that reduces the symptom...