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.
University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California, United States
Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, New York, United States
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
VA Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel (isr), Israel
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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