Titre : | Cannabis based drugs: GPs will have to manage patients' expectations, says expert (2018) |
Auteurs : | G. IACOBUCCI |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | British Medical Journal (Vol.363, n°8172, 18 October 2018) |
Article en page(s) : | k4354 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | SAN (Santé publique / Public health) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ROYAUME-UNIThésaurus mots-clés MEDECIN GENERALISTE ; CANNABIS ; USAGE THERAPEUTIQUE ; INFORMATION ; SANTE PUBLIQUE ; LEGISLATION |
Résumé : |
GPs could be inundated with requests for cannabis derived medicines next month without the resources to properly advise patients, an expert has warned.
Ian Hamilton, a lecturer in addiction at the University of York, has welcomed the announcement by the UK home secretary, Sajid Javid, that specialist doctors in England, Wales, and Scotland will be able to prescribe cannabis based products for medicinal use from 1 November. But he warned that patients could face lengthy waits for treatment because of the "considerable" demand that the move could create. [Extract] |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 4 |
Affiliation : | UK |
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