ArticlePaediatrics & child health2021
Efficacy and safety of paediatric medicinal cannabis use: A scoping review.
Article in Paediatrics & child health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Randomised Controlled Trial Evidence on Medicinal Cannabis for Treatment of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: A Scoping Review.Clinical drug investigation · 2026Article
- Les données probantes et les recommandations sur le cannabis à des fins médicales chez les enfants.Paediatrics & child health · 2024Review
- Medical cannabis for children: Evidence and recommendations.Paediatrics & child health · 2024Review
- Medical Cannabis Patients Under the Age of 21 in the United States: Description of Demographics and Conditions from a Large Patient Database, 2019-2023.Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics · 2024Article
- Prescription Practices of Cannabinoids in Children with Cerebral Palsy Worldwide-A Survey of the Swiss Cerebral Palsy Registry.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Medical cannabis in schools: The experiences of caregivers.Paediatrics & child health · 2023Article
- Evidence from Human Studies for Utilising Cannabinoids for the Treatment of Substance-Use Disorders: A Scoping Review with a Systematic Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Social media discourse and internet search queries on cannabis as a medicine: A systematic scoping review.PloS one · 2023Article
- Consumer-Generated Discourse on Cannabis as a Medicine: Scoping Review of Techniques.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
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- Improving the regulation of medical cannabis in Canada to better serve pediatric patients.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2021Article
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- Use of Cannabis-Based Medical Products for Pediatric Health Conditions: A Systematic Review of the Recent Literature.Medical cannabis and cannabinoidsReview
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionThe use of medicinal cannabis in the paediatric age group is increasing despite the lack of evidence for its efficacy or safety.
objectiveTo map the available evidence on the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis in children and adolescents.
methodsWe conducted a scoping review and searched six electronic databases and grey literature. A study was eligible for inclusion when it investigated the efficacy or safety of medicinal cannabis for any condition, more than half of the participants were 0 to 18 years old, and had any study design except single case reports.
resultsWe included 36 studies in our final analysis, 32 of which investigated the efficacy or safety of cannabis in treatment-resistant epilepsy. The remaining 4 studies examined patients with cancer, dysautonomia, Epidermolysis Bullosa, and motor disorders.
conclusionsThere is a lack of evidence on the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis in most paediatric conditions.
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