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Nabilone (Systemic).
In Canada --
Cesamet
Antiemetic
Description
Nabilone ( NA-bi-lone) is chemically related to marijuana. It is used to prevent the nausea and vomiting that may occur after treatment with cancer medicines. It is used only when other kinds of medicine for nausea and vomiting do not work.
Nabilone is available only with your doctor's prescription. Prescriptions cannot be refilled and you must obtain a new prescription from your doctor each time you need this medicine. Nabilone is available in the following dosage form:
Oral
Capsules (Canada)
Before Using This Medicine
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For nabilone, the following should be considered:
Allergies --
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to nabilone or marijuana products. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.
- Nabilone relieves many advanced Ca symptoms.(Clinical Rounds)(cancer)
- Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News Jancin, Bruce May 1, 2007 700+ words
...this off-label use of nabilone were pain, nausea...chief of palliative medicine at William Osler Health...Patients in the nabilone group experienced marked...outpatient palliative medicine clinic with what was...65 were prescribed nabilone on the basis of their...
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals Acquires Rights to Nabilone in United Kingdom and...
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 15, 2007 700+ words
...acquired the commercial rights to nabilone in the United Kingdom and other European...for $14 million. Valeant markets nabilone in the United States and Canada under the brand name Cesamet[R]. Nabilone is indicated for use in the treatment...
- Cambridge Labs divests nabilone to Valeant.
- Newspaper article from: Pharma Marketletter February 26, 2007 700+ words
...privately-held UK drugmaker, has divested its interest in nabilone, a treatment for nausea and vomiting associated with cancer...immediate payment of $14.0 million for commercial rights to nabilone in the UK and other European markets. Valeant currently markets...
- NABILONE.(for managing nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter June 12, 2000 700+ words
ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc. has acquired Eli Lilly & Co.'s anti-emetic drug, Cesamet (nabilone), for the Canadian market. Cesamet is indicated in Canada for the management of severe nausea and vomiting associated with cancer...
- Clinigen acquires distribution rights to nabilone.
- Newspaper article from: Pharma Marketletter March 9, 2009 700+ words
...that sources and supplies named-patient unlicensed medicinal products, has acquired the distribution rights to Cesamet (nabilone), a cannabinoid drug for treating patients with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting who fail to respond adequately...
- Health: Dope hope for brain tumour; Long before the first joint was rolled in a...
- Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England) August 28, 2004 700+ words
...breathing. Marijuana medicines were introduced in the...cannabis was a first choice medicine for physicians. Then...them into mainstream medicines. The company has been...in distributing the medicines. Many MS patients have...cannabis. The drug, nabilone, was licensed in 1982...
- Minister opens door to legal cannabis use
- Newspaper article from: The Independent - London CELIA HALL February 7, 1994 700+ words
...legal activity - as a medicine - has been opened by...drug". Cannabis as medicine is used by a growing...be presented to the Medicines Control Agency for assessment...licensed drug called nabilone, was tightened up...marketed as Cesamet, has a medicine's licence in Britain...
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Marketing Approval for Cannabinoid...
- Press release article from: Business Wire May 16, 2006 700+ words
...approval for Cesamet (CII) (nabilone) oral capsules. Cesamet is...Care, Pain and Palliative Medicine at City of Hope. "CINV dramatically...most frequent dose regimen of nabilone was 2 mg BID (twice-a...comparisons significantly favored nabilone, with the exception of one...