Efficacy and safety of paediatric medicinal cannabis use: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The use of medicinal cannabis in the paediatric age group is increasing despite the lack of evidence for its efficacy or safety.

Objective

To map the available evidence on the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis in children and adolescents.

Methods

We 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.

Results

We 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 pa

SUBMITTER: Pawliuk C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8194766 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature