Do Cannabis-based Medicinal Extracts Have General Or Specific Effects On Symptoms In Multiple Sclerosis? A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study On 160 Patients

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Key Findings

Significant reduction of spasms.

Information and Links


Link: Do Cannabis-based Medicinal Extracts Have General Or Specific Effects On Symptoms In Multiple Sclerosis? A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study On 160 Patients

Year: 2004

DOI: 10.1191/1352458504ms1082oa


Ratings

(How Ratings Work)

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) — 5


Demonstrable efficacy of cannabis for treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) according to the results found in this study.

Drugs Used

Oromucosal spray (Sativex) containing a cannabis-based extract (THC:CBD) at 2.5–120 mg of each daily in divided doses