Medicinal applications of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and marijuana

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 791-798

  Voth, Eric A ^a   Schwartz, Richard H ^b  

^a International Drug Strategy Inst   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIZAPRIDE; ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENEDRYL; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUTYROPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CISAPRIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOMPERIDONE; DROPERIDOL; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PERPHENAZINE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE; PROMETHAZINE; SCOP; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; THIETHYLPERAZINE; THIETHYLPERAZINE MALEATE; TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANOREXIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; DEPRESSION; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; GLAUCOMA; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MOTOR COORDINATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0031004061     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-10-199705150-00008     Document Type: Review

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