one study compared smoked marijuana
Posted at 12:50, 2008-Jun-12
Only one study compared smoked marijuana and dronabinol in a crossover design. Of the 20 patients studied, 9 had no preference, 7 preferred dronabinol, and 4 preferred smoked marijuana. Since the approval of dronabinol in the mid 1980s for the relief of nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy (graines de cannabis feminisees), more effective antiemetics have been developed, such as ondansetron, granisetron, and dolasetron, each combined with dexamethasone. The relative efficacy of cannabinoids versus these newer antiemetics has not been evaluated. Smoked marijuana was tested in one trial in patients who previously had no benefit from older antiemetic agents.{ add comment }