Removing barriers to accessing medical cannabis for paediatric patients

© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Canadian Paediatric Society..

Medical cannabis (MC) may offer therapeutic benefits for children with complex neurological conditions and chronic diseases. In Canada, parents, and caregivers frequently report encountering barriers when accessing MC for their children. These include negative preconceived notions about risks and benefits, challenges connecting with a knowledgeable healthcare provider (HCP), the high cost of MC products, and navigating MC product shortages. In this manuscript, we explore several of these barriers and provide recommendations to decision-makers to enable a family-centered and evidence-based approach to MC medicine and research for children.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Paediatrics & child health - 29(2024), 1 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 12-16

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huntsman, Richard J [VerfasserIn]
Elliott, Jesse [VerfasserIn]
Lewis, Evan [VerfasserIn]
Moore-Hepburn, Charlotte [VerfasserIn]
Alcorn, Jane [VerfasserIn]
Mansell, Holly [VerfasserIn]
Appendino, Juan P [VerfasserIn]
Bélanger, Richard E [VerfasserIn]
Corley, Scott [VerfasserIn]
Crooks, Bruce [VerfasserIn]
Denny, AnneMarie M [VerfasserIn]
Finkelstein, Yaron [VerfasserIn]
Finley, Allen [VerfasserIn]
Fung, Ryan [VerfasserIn]
Gilpin, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Litalien, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Jacobs, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Oberlander, Timothy F [VerfasserIn]
Palm, Ashley [VerfasserIn]
Palm, Jacob [VerfasserIn]
Polewicz, Monika [VerfasserIn]
Quinn, Declan [VerfasserIn]
Rassekh, S Rod [VerfasserIn]
Repetski, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Rieder, Michael J [VerfasserIn]
Robson-McKay, Amy [VerfasserIn]
Seifert, Blair [VerfasserIn]
Shackelford, Alan [VerfasserIn]
Siden, Hal [VerfasserIn]
Szafron, Michael [VerfasserIn]
't Jong, Geert [VerfasserIn]
Vaillancourt, Régis [VerfasserIn]
Kelly, Lauren E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Canada
Health Canada
Journal Article
Medical Cannabis
Paediatric

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Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/pch/pxac129

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368224651