Pharmacologie du Cannabidiol : Points de vigilance, conséquences et risques chez l’homme Note rédigée par l’Association Française des centres d’Addictovigilance : Pr Joëlle MICALLEF, Dr Anne BATISSE, Dr Bruno REVOL, décembre 2021 Thérapies, 2022, 77, (5), 585-590. Doi : 10.1016/j.therap.2022.02.001 Contexte Le Cannabidiol (CBD) est l’un des principaux phytocannabinoïdes présent dans Cannabis sativa, avec le THC. A ce jour, un seul produit contenant uniquement du CBD (nom de ce médicament Epidyolex®) est disponible sur le marché français, son Autorisation de Mise sur le Marché (AMM) lui conférant une indication médicale en association au clobazam dans le traitement des crises d’épilepsie associées au syndrome de Lennox-Gastaut ou au [...]
Lire la suiteExpérimentation clinico-pharmacologique de la prescription de CBD en clinique addictologique Projet CBD Thérapeutique, GRECC, version 3-5 Dr Christian SUEUR, mars 2022 112 pages Aujourd’hui, il n’est plus tabou au plan international de penser et d’appliquer des prescriptions de cannabinoïdes en clinique psychiatrique et addictologique.[1] En France, lors de la première séance du C.S.S.T. « Évaluation de la pertinence et de la faisabilité de la mise à disposition du cannabis en France », le 12 décembre 2018, c’est « le membre psychiatre » du C.S.S.T., le docteur George Brousse lui-même, qui souhaitait d’emblée « que soit mentionnée l’utilisation potentielle du CBD dans les troubles psychiatriques et de l’addiction, tout en précisant [...]
Lire la suiteAssessing the risk-benefit profile of classical psychedelics : a clinical review of second-wave psychedelic research David Bender & David J. Hellerstein Psychopharmacology (Berl), 2022. Doi : 10.1007/s00213-021-06049-6 Abstract Rationale : A broad reassessment of the potential benefits of psychedelic drugs has led to the initiation of multiple major clinical trials in an effort to advance their status to become FDA-approved medications, as well as local legislative efforts to legalize or decriminalize their use. Objectives : To use recently published data to assess potential risks and benefits of psychedelic drugs as therapeutics, as well as to synthesize what is currently known in order [...]
Lire la suiteLong-Term Efficacy for Epidiolex in Resistant Epilepsy Pauline Anderson Medscape - Dec 17, 2018. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/906653 NEW ORLEANS — Results of open-label extension trials show the recently approved drug Epidiolex (GW Pharmaceuticals), a purified formulation of cannabidiol (CBD), is safe and effective beyond a year in patients with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) and Dravet Syndrome, two rare and resistant epilepsy types. "We now have long-term data to say that it still works; the efficacy is not going to drop off, and more importantly, it's still going to be safe and you're not going to learn anything new down the road," study author Anup D. Patel, MD, Section Chief of Pediatric Neurology, [...]
Lire la suiteRediscovering Psilocybin as an Antidepressive Treatment Strategy Rene Zeiss, Maximilian Gahr and Heiko Graf Pharmaceuticals, 2021, 14, 985, 1-14. doi : 10.3390/ph14100985 Abstract : There has recently been a renewal of interest in psychedelic research on the use of psilocybin in psychiatric treatment and, in particular, for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Several state-of-the-art studies have provided new insight into the mechanisms of action of psilocybin and its therapeutic potential. Nevertheless, many questions remain unanswered. With this review, we provide an overview of the current state of research on the potential mechanisms of psilocybin, its antidepressant potential, and the associated risks [...]
Lire la suitePharmacologie du Cannabidiol : Points de vigilance, conséquences et risques chez l’homme Note rédigée par l’Association Française des centres d’Addictovigilance : Pr Joëlle MICALLEF, Dr Anne BATISSE, Dr Bruno REVOL, décembre 2021 Contexte Le Cannabidiol (CBD) est l’un des principaux phytocannabinoïdes présent dans Cannabis sativa, avec le THC. A ce jour, un seul produit contenant uniquement du CBD (nom de ce médicament Epidyolex®) est disponible sur le marché français, son Autorisation de Mise sur le Marché (AMM) lui conférant une indication médicale en association au clobazam dans le traitement des crises d’épilepsie associées au syndrome de Lennox-Gastaut ou au syndrome de Dravet, chez les [...]
Lire la suiteLe Petit Livre du Cannabis Médical Nicolas Authier, Editions First, 2021, 149 pages Sommaire Petit livre Cannabis Médical - N Authier
Lire la suiteStudy finds no evidence marijuana use increases stroke risk HealthDay News, 2020. https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2020/06/04/Study-finds-no-evidence-marijuana-use-increases-stroke-risk/3321591274273/?upi_ss=Cannabis An observational study conducted at hospitals found no evidence that marijuana use increases risk for stroke. File Photo by Atomazul/Shutterstock Whether pot use increases the risk of stroke has been hotly debated, and now a new study adds to evidence that it doesn't. "Our observational study looked specifically at recent cannabis use by reviewing drug testing data for people admitted to the hospital. While more research is needed with larger numbers of people, our study lends support to the studies showing that cannabis use does not increase the risk of stroke," said [...]
Lire la suiteCannabidiol Adverse Effects and Toxicity Marilyn A. Huestis, Renata Solimini, Simona Pichini, Roberta Pacifici, Jeremy Carlier and Francesco Paolo Busardò Current Neuropharmacology, 2019, 17, 974-989 Doi : 10.2174/1570159XI7666190603171901 Abstract : Background : Currently, there is a great interest in the potential medical use of cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating cannabinoid. Productive pharmacological research on CBD occurred in the 1970s and intensified recently with many discoveries about the endocannabinoid system. Multiple preclinical and clinical studies led to FDA-approval of Epidiolex®, a purified CBD medicine formulated for oral administration for the treatment of infantile refractory epileptic syndromes, by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2018. The World [...]
Lire la suitePotential Pharmacokinetic Drug-Drug Interactions between Cannabinoids and Drugs Used for Chronic Pain Marta Vázquez, Natalia Guevara, Cecilia Maldonado, Paulo Cáceres Guido, and Paula Schaiquevich Hindawi, BioMed Research International, 2020, Article ID 3902740, 9 pages Doi : 10.1155/2020/3902740 Choosing an appropriate treatment for chronic pain remains problematic, and despite the available medication for its treatment, still, many patients complain about pain and appeal to the use of cannabis derivatives for pain control. However, few data have been provided to clinicians about the pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions of cannabinoids with other concomitant administered medications. Therefore, the aim of this brief review is to assess the interactions between [...]
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