Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2018, 162(1):18-25 | DOI: 10.5507/bp.2018.007

Medical cannabis in the treatment of cancer pain and spastic conditions and options of drug delivery in clinical practice

Leos Landaa,b, Jan Juricaa,c, Jiri Slivad, Monika Pechackovae, Regina Demlovaa,c
a Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
b Department of Applied Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
c Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
e Hospital Pharmacy, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
d Department of Pharmacology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

The use of cannabis for medical purposes has been recently legalised in many countries including the Czech Republic. As a result, there is increased interest on the part of physicians and patients in many aspects of its application. This mini review briefly covers the main active substances of the cannabis plant and mechanisms of action. It focuses on two conditions, cancer pain and spasticity in multiple sclerosis, where its effects are well-documented. A comprehensive overview of a few cannabis-based products and the basic pharmacokinetics of marijuana's constituents follows. The review concludes with an outline for preparing cannabis (dried inflorescence) containing drug dosage forms that can be produced in a hospital pharmacy.

Keywords: cannabis, pain, cancer, spasms, multiple sclerosis, mechanism of action, THC, cannabinoids

Received: October 10, 2017; Accepted: February 26, 2018; Prepublished online: March 19, 2018; Published: March 27, 2018  Show citation

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Landa, L., Jurica, J., Sliva, J., Pechackova, M., & Demlova, R. (2018). Medical cannabis in the treatment of cancer pain and spastic conditions and options of drug delivery in clinical practice. Biomedical papers, 162(1), 18-25. doi: 10.5507/bp.2018.007
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