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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2026

Safety of cannabidiol versus placebo in healthy population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Fnu Sawaira, Muhammad Asim Shah, Ahmed W Hageen, Maham Rashid, Rahat Ullah, Mohammad Eisa Ali, Aizaz Ali, Muhammad Younas, Hassaan Qazi, Muhammad Owais and 4 more

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14 authors.

Fnu SawairaKhyber Girls Medical College, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Muhammad Asim ShahKhyber Medical College, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Ahmed W HageenFaculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Maham RashidDow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Rahat UllahGomal Medical College, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Mohammad Eisa AliDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Aizaz AliKhyber Teaching Hospital, Affiliated with Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Muhammad YounasGomal Medical College, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Hassaan QaziBannu Medical College, Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Muhammad OwaisLiaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
Muhammad YasirBacha Khan Medical College, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Husna Irfan ThalibBatterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia.
Mazhar Ali ShahKhyber Medical College, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Kamil Ahmad KamilInternal Medicine Department, Mirwais Regional Hospital, Kandahar, Afghanistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8208-0689

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cannabidiol (CBD) has gained significant attention for its potential therapeutic benefits, but its safety profile in healthy populations remains underexplored. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to evaluate the safety of CBD compared to placebo in healthy adults. A comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, and ClinicalTrials.gov identified four randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 269 healthy adults. The primary outcome was headache, with secondary outcomes including fatigue, abdominal pain, diarrhea, upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), and dizziness. The results revealed that CBD use was associated with a significantly higher risk of diarrhea (RR = 5.85; 95% CI = 1.14-30.02;

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adverse effectscannabidiolCBDdiarrheahealthy adultsrandomized controlled trialssafety profile

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PMCPMC12959810

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