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Rev Mex Anest 2008; 31 (3)

The role of cannabinoids to manage pain

Covarrubias-Gómez A

Language: Spanish
References: 20
Page: 191-200
PDF size: 65.39 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Settings: In a wide number of diseases, the presence of pain is a frequent complains, and nowadays pain is considered a public health problem. During the last decade diverse drugs for pain control had been introduced in the Mexican market. In the last five years studies which evaluate the usefulness of cannabinoids in pain management had been performed. For that reason the objective of this document is to evaluate the available medical literature regarding the usefulness of cannabinoids for pain management. Method: A search of available medical literature of studies which evaluate the usefulness of cannabinoids in pain management was made using the Pubmed/Medline database. Studies which documented that association were considered for analysis. Results: 208 documents were identified and only 41 met the criteria for possible analysis. From those studies only 24 documented the administration of a cannabinoid and the presence or absence of analgesia or pain relief. In the 24 documents 31 interventions were identified, and 23 interventions showed a favorable analgesia. Conclusions: These results suggest that the administration of cannabinoids for pain relief might have a possible therapeutic benefice. However, more studies which document this association are needed.


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