Despite more than 600 reports of "adverse events" for medicinal cannabis in the past three years, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is yet to investigate the safety of most medicinal cannabis products. It has now launched a review.

The whole article is worth reading but this caught my eye.

The Australian Medicinal Cannabis Association (AMCA) said that without suspected adverse events being published and investigated it was hard to draw conclusions about the safety of medicinal cannabis products.

If the only organisation representing cannabis prescribers is unwilling to comment on safety what does that say about the state of the industry?

  • Joshi@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
    74·
    5 months ago

    Do you think 13million individuals have cannabis prescriptions? Do you tink 100% of adverse events are reported? Do you think psychiatrists, emergency doctors and GPs who are reporting concerning rise in adverse events are lying?

    • RandomgalEnglish
      122·
      5 months ago

      Do you think you’re not simply looking to confirm your pre-set beliefs?

      • Joshi@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
        41·
        5 months ago

        No, I believe I approach the literature with an open mind and while I don’t prescribe cannabis myself I do frequently refer patients who i think will benefit. The fact that there is legitimate use of cannabis in medical settings does not mean that it isn’t being over-prescribed and under regulated.

        Incidentally the reason i don’t prescribe myself is purely as I don’t have capacity to add another string to my bow in my already busy practice.

        • Joshi@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          I would suggest that corporate practices going gungho prescribing medications without established safety data is more concerning than a potential prescriber impatiently waiting for the TGA to get their act together and assess these medications.

        • RandomgalEnglish
          11·
          5 months ago

          I agree. Assuming they’re telling the truth to begin with.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      76·
      5 months ago

      Do you think 13million individuals have cannabis prescriptions?

      …

      You think every single person only used one dose in three years?

      You literally have no idea what you’re talking about here.

      If you’re nicer, people might help you understand

      • Joshi@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
        61·
        5 months ago

        I apologise for not being clearer. My point was that your calculation is wrong. You would need to calculate per patient which is not a published figure. Estimates are more like 1mil but I think that is based on faulty reasoning as my subjective experience is that most people remain on it for only a few months. Also that the vast majority of adverse events go unreported