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Cannabinoids for the treatment of pain: An update on recent clinical trials

For the past five years, there has been increasing clinical research on the use of cannabinoids for pain relief. Cannabinoid products are available for research and clinical use, and pharmaceutical companies continue to show interest in the potential for using cannabinoids in pain treatment. This article summarizes recent clinical trial data in pain management and suggests that the potential for cannabinoid therapy for chronic pain is encouraging. Ware M, Beaulieu P. Adapted from Pain Res Manag. 2005 Autumn;10 Suppl A:27A-30A.


Read more: PMID 16237479
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16237479&query_hl=2

Credit: PubMed, developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

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