GPs' prescription patterns, experience, and attitudes towards medicinal cannabis-a nationwide survey at the early stage of the Danish test scheme.

ABSTRACT:

Background

On 1 January 2018 a four-year test scheme concerning use of medicinal cannabis (MC) was enacted. It has recently been extended for four more years by the Danish Parliament permitting all Danish physicians to prescribe MC to their patients. Previous studies have shown that general practitioners (GPs) have varying prescription experience, little knowledge, and mixed attitudes about MC. However, the present evidence is still limited, and no studies exist about Danish GPs' prescription experience, knowledge, and attitudes towards MC. Therefore, our aim was to examine Danish GPs' prescription experience, knowledge, and attitudes towards MC.

Methods

A national online survey-based study addressing Danish GPs was performed from September 2018 to July 2019. We performed se

SUBMITTER: Rosenbæk F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9843989 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature