Word: dronabinol
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...Patricia Reggio: People are not making up the benefits of marijuana; many therapeutic effects, like pain relief and appetite stimulation, are linked to one ingredient in marijuana. That ingredient, called delta 9 THC, is available by prescription under the name Dronabinol. The problem at this point is that Dronabinol is taken orally, and it doesn?t often do much good for patients who are nauseated, and the oral form often doesn?t deliver a whole lot of the drug to the patients? system. Drug companies are trying to figure out more effective delivery systems, like inhalers and suppositories...
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