MEDICINAL CANNABIS FOR TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN

Course overview

OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, MEDICINAL CANNABIS HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION REGARDING ITS ROLE IN TREATING CHRONIC PAIN. MEDICINAL CANNABIS IS NOT AN FDA-APPROVED MEDICATION, ALTHOUGH A LICENSED PRACTITIONER CAN PRESCRIBE IT. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND PERTINENT CLINICAL STUDIES REGARDING THE POSSIBLE ROLE OF CANNABIS IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN AND THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN.