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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Entourage Effect in Cannabis Medicinal Products: A Comprehensive Review.

Rebeca André, Ana Patrícia Gomes, Catarina Pereira-Leite, António Marques-da-Costa, Luis Monteiro Rodrigues, Michael Sassano, Patricia Rijo, Maria do Céu Costa

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Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Medical Cannabis and the Hallmarks of Cancer: A Critical Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Rebeca AndréEscola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde (ECTS), CBIOS-Universidade Lusófona's Research Center for Biosciences & Health Technologies, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2733-5797
Ana Patrícia GomesEscola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde (ECTS), CBIOS-Universidade Lusófona's Research Center for Biosciences & Health Technologies, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal.
Catarina Pereira-LeiteEscola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde (ECTS), CBIOS-Universidade Lusófona's Research Center for Biosciences & Health Technologies, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5407-3983
António Marques-da-CostaSOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals, R. 13 de Maio 52, 2580-507 Carregado, Portugal.
Luis Monteiro RodriguesEscola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde (ECTS), CBIOS-Universidade Lusófona's Research Center for Biosciences & Health Technologies, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-0198-7671
Michael SassanoSOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals, R. 13 de Maio 52, 2580-507 Carregado, Portugal.
Patricia RijoEscola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde (ECTS), CBIOS-Universidade Lusófona's Research Center for Biosciences & Health Technologies, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-7992-8343
Maria do Céu CostaEscola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde (ECTS), CBIOS-Universidade Lusófona's Research Center for Biosciences & Health Technologies, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9887-0973

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia 10.54499/UIDP/04567/2020 and 10.54499/UIDB/04567/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study explores the complementary or synergistic effects of medicinal cannabis constituents, particularly terpenes, concerning their therapeutic potential, known as the entourage effect. A systematic review of the literature on cannabis "entourage effects" was conducted using the PRISMA model. Two research questions directed the review: (1) What are the physiological effects of terpenes and terpenoids found in cannabis? (2) What are the proven "entourage effects" of terpenes in cannabis? The initial approach involved an exploratory search in electronic databases using predefined keywords and Boolean phrases across PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and EBSCO databases using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). Analysis of published studies shows no evidence of neuroprotective or anti-aggregatory effects of

Indexed as

cannabinoidscannabisentourage effectinfluencersterpene(s)

Identifiers

PMID39598452
PMCPMC11870048

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