Medical Cannabis Effective for Pain Relief in Cancer
Pain relief better with THC:CBD balanced strains than THC-dominant and CBD-dominant strains
Pain relief better with THC:CBD balanced strains than THC-dominant and CBD-dominant strains
Cannabidiol oil does not reduce pain or opioid use for patients undergoing ureteroscopy with stent placement for urinary stones
However, pelvic floor pain is not tied to bladder conditions among women with interstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndrome
Limiting acetaminophen in prescription acetaminophen and opioid products linked to reduction in rate of hospitalization, proportion of acute liver failure cases
Postoperative opioid prescriptions are associated with delayed recovery, perioperative complications, and opioid misuse, investigators noted.
Authors say providers should routinely ask older adults about cannabis use
Text message-based platform enhances self-efficacy for managing symptoms of IC/bladder pain syndrome
However, those with persistent pain were no more likely to experience cognitive decline
Benefits and risk of all treatment options should be considered in the context of patient circumstances
Pain requiring opioids is more common among patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma compared with a matched control group of patients without cancer, a study found.