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Marinol and Substance abuse

Generic Name: dronabinol
Dosage Forms: capsule
Other Brand Names: Marinol , Syndros

Result of checking the interaction of drug Marinol and disease Substance abuse for safety when used together.

Check result:

Marinol <> Substance abuse

Relevance: 23.07.2019 Reviewer: Shkutko P.M., M.D., in

When checking interaction based on authoritative sources Drugs.com, Rxlist.com, Webmd.com, Medscape.com there are contraindications or side effects that may cause harm or increase the negative effect from drug use in presence of concomitant diseases.

Consumer:

Some antiemetics as dronabinol and nabilone have a significant potential for abuse. Therapy with these drugs should be administered cautiously in patients with a history of substance abuse. It may be prudent to refrain from dispensing large quantities of dronabinol to these patients.

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