Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology of Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products
A special issue of Psychoactives (ISSN 2813-1851).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 8925
Special Issue Editors
Interests: toxicology; drugs of abuse; amphetamines; synthetic cathinones; psychoactive substances; toxicometabolomics; cancer metabolomics; biomarkers; hepatotoxicity; nephrotoxicity; cardiotoxicity; oxidative stress
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Interests: pharmacology; substance use disorders; psychiatric disorders; cannabis; cannabinoid receptor; genetic polymorphisms; catechol-O-methyltransferase; depression
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In light of recent policy changes, cannabis and its derivatives can now be prescribed for medicinal use in many countries. This has created new therapeutic opportunities for the treatment of a variety of diseases and clinical symptoms such as chronic pain, spasticity in multiple sclerosis, seizures in refractory epilepsy, intractable nausea and/or vomiting, depression and anxiety, to name a few. A wide range of cannabis-based products, including dried flowers, standardized plant extracts, THC- or CBD-only products, and pure synthetic cannabinoids are available for therapeutic purposes. However, medicinal cannabis may also pose health risks associated with its use, such as psychoactive, intoxicating, and impairing effects. Therefore, high-quality evidence of its safety and efficacy must be provided before cannabis and its derivatives can be used to their full potential as future medicines.
The aim of this Special Issue is to publish novel research contributing to the development of knowledge on the potential uses and side effects associated with medical cannabis and its derivatives. As such, we encourage submissions addressing, but not limited to, pharmacologic mechanisms, therapeutic uses, clinical trials, medical and psychiatric adverse effects, pharmacovigilance, and drug interactions. Original research and review papers are welcomed.
We look forward to receiving your work.
Dr. Márcia Carvalho
Prof. Dr. Maria Augusta Vieira-Coelho
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- medicinal cannabis
- cannabinoids
- endocannabinoid system
- pharmacology
- toxicology
- efficacy
- safety
- adverse effect
- drug interactions
- pharmacovigilance
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