A recent study has found that dronabinol, a synthetic version of THC (the primary psychoactive component in cannabis), effectively reduces agitation in Alzheimer's patients. Presented at the ...

The Fresh Toast - It is a devastating diagnosis, but here are all the ways medical marijuana can help fight cancer.

Now, a pioneering study presented at the International Psychogeriatric Association conference offers fresh hope through an unexpected source: a cannabis-derived medication called dronabinol.

The agency has researched and published adverse effects and warnings for pure THC when approving prescription THC called dronabinol (Marinol, THC). The FDA warning for dronabinol incudes ...

Synthetic THC (dronabinol) also gave patients' caregivers a boost, according to findings presented Thursday at a meeting of the International Psychogeriatrics Association in Buenos Aires.

The FDA has only approved three drugs related to cannabis. One is the epilepsy drug Epidiolex, which is made from a highly purified form of CBD. The other two are lab-made medicines -- dronabinol ...

In the current study, researchers investigated the effects of dronabinol, a synthetic version of cannabis's psychoactive ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), on patients with severe Alzheimer's ...

Researchers show that a pill form of the drug dronabinol, an FDA-approved synthetic version of marijuana's main ingredient, THC, reduces agitation in patients with Alzheimer's by an average of 30%.

The researchers say they plan longer-term studies of dronabinol for Alzheimer's disease, as well as expanded sample sizes. They also hope to continue to explore other ways medical cannabis can ...

If you have multiple sclerosis (MS), medical cannabis may help ease pain and reduce muscle stiffness. Dronabinol (Marinol, Syndros) can be used to ease nausea and vomiting from cancer treatment ...

Synthetic THC (dronabinol) also gave patients' caregivers a boost, according to findings presented Thursday at a meeting of the International Psychogeriatrics Association in Buenos Aires.