medical marijiana? my son's doctor wrote down some options for medicines, and can't read his writing!! I think the spelling looks like "mronro" or mronroe" BUT HE DID SAY THIS WAS medical marijiana. but when I type these in search engine, nothing comes up? please someone that knows answer to this question. or has been prescribed this drug,I really want to research this, he has a stomach disease called gastroparesis, and may even have stomach cancer. and we are researching all the pain options. (the pain is excruciating to him)we are not "drugies" just would like some help. thank you.
2006-08-06 15:14:44 · 5 answers · asked by summer4rains 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
nope thanks but its not reglan, we've tried all the meds known to man for nausea and vomiting, ( FAR too many to list) but this one, this is the one I'm looking for. might even be called marinol? poor kid can't even hold anything down, constant pain, nausea and vomiting. at times so hard there is blood. he's being admited to childrens hosp. tomorrow.
2006-08-06 15:28:17 · update #1
Medical marijuana already exists. It's called Marinol.
A pharmaceutical product, Marinol, is widely available through prescription. It comes in the form of a pill and is also being studied by researchers for suitability via other delivery methods, such as an inhaler or patch. The active ingredient of Marinol is synthetic THC, which has been found to relieve the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy for cancer patients and to assist with loss of appetite with AIDS patients.
Unlike smoked marijuana--which contains more than 400 different chemicals, including most of the hazardous chemicals found in tobacco smoke-Marinol has been studied and approved by the medical community and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the nation's watchdog over unsafe and harmful food and drug products. Since the passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act, any drug that is marketed in the United States must undergo rigorous scientific testing. The approval process mandated by this act ensures that claims of safety and therapeutic value are supported by clinical evidence and keeps unsafe, ineffective and dangerous drugs off the market.
There are no FDA-approved medications that are smoked. For one thing, smoking is generally a poor way to deliver medicine. It is difficult to administer safe, regulated dosages of medicines in smoked form. Secondly, the harmful chemicals and carcinogens that are byproducts of smoking create entirely new health problems. There are four times the level of tar in a marijuana cigarette, for example, than in a tobacco cigarette
2006-08-06 15:26:10 · answer #1 · answered by jrsgurl62 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Medical Marijuana in the pill form is called Marinol, and is somewhat effective in increasing the appetite of the person for whom it was prescribed. It can also assist with some pain for some individuals. The pills are round, white, and when dropped roll away quickly. Hope that helps you with your research
2006-08-06 18:41:47 · answer #2 · answered by lilyrdhead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marinol is pharmaceutical THC, the active ingredient in Marijuana.
2006-08-06 15:34:12 · answer #3 · answered by luigilula 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am so sorry about your son,pray it is not cancer.Best wishes
2006-08-06 15:47:39 · answer #4 · answered by Elizabeth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
metoclopramide (Reglan) ?? It might be this.
I'm very, very sorry for your sons condition.
2006-08-06 15:24:30 · answer #5 · answered by Lindy357 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋