[Cannabis-based medicines for chronic pain: indications, selection of drugs, effectiveness and safety : Experiences of pain physicians in Saarland].

CONCLUSION: Statutory health insurance pain physicians in Saarland were reluctant to prescribe cannabis-based medicines. Dronabinol was effective and well-tolerated in the majority of the highly selected patients.
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Source: Schmerz - June 13, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Bialas P, Drescher B, Gottschling S, Juckenhöfel S, Konietzke D, Kuntz W, Kühne-Adler I, Merl-Ripplinger H, Preisegger D, Schneider K, Strauß M, Welsch P, Häuser W Tags: Schmerz Source Type: research