Dronabinol (marketed as Marinol) is a synthetic form of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ⁹-THC), the primary psychoactive component of cannabis (marijuana). THC demonstrates its effects through weak partial agonist activity at Cannabinoid-1 (CB1R) and Cannabinoid-2 (CB2R) receptors, which results in the well-known effects of smoking cannabis such as increased ...
Dronabinol is indicated for the treatment of anorexia associated with weight loss in patients with AIDS, and nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conventional antiemetic treatments.
UC San Diego Altman Clinical & Translational Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin-Steglitz, Berlin, Germany
Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nina Isoherranen, Seattle, Washington, United States
Colorado Joint Replacement, Denver, Colorado, United States
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