Medicinal Cannabis: History, Pharmacology, And Implications for the Acute Care Setting

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The authors review the historical use of medicinal cannabis and discuss the agent’s pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, select evidence on medicinal uses, and the implications of evolving regulations on the acute care hospital setting.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): P T

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): P T

Journal ID (publisher-id): PT

Title: Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Publisher: MediMedia USA, Inc.

ISSN (Print): 1052-1372

Publication date (Print): March 2017

Volume: 42

Issue: 3

Pages: 180-188

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Dr. Bridgeman is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in Piscataway, New Jersey, and an Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Dr. Abazia is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and an Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey.

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Accession ID: PMC5312634 Pmcid ID: PMC5312634 Pmc-uid ID: 5312634 Publisher ID: ptj4203180

PMC ID: 5312634

PubMed ID: 28250701

SO-VID: e1f3571b-943c-4084-aeaa-0458f8a32dd7

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