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. 2022 May 5;12(5):682. doi: 10.3390/life12050682

Table 1.

The efficacy of oromucosal spray nabixiomol, oral dronabinol, and oral nabilone forms of cannabis on MS-related symptoms and their adverse effects.

Cannabinoid Agents Therapeutic Actions Adverse Effects
Nabiximols
  • Significant improvement in MS-related spasticity, pain, and sleep problems.

  • Minor effect on the alleviation of bladder dysfunctions in MS patients and favorable effects but statistically insignificant effects onHRQoL.

  • Unsuccessful in the treatment of MS-related tremors and ataxia and no significant changes in terms of disability and progression was shown in MS patients.

  • Moderate with the most commonly reported adverse effects: dizziness, fatigue, drowsiness, vertigo, and dry mouth.

Dronabinol
  • Highly effective in the treatment of pain in MS patients.

  • Significant improvement in MS sleep problems.

  • Other symptoms showed only little improvement or no effect.

  • Mild to moderate adverse effects: dizziness, dry mouth, and weariness.

Nabilone
  • Beneficial effects in lowering most MS symptoms, including spasticity, pain, bladder dysfunction, and quality of life.

  • No significant effects on tremors.

  • No clinical investigation on the symptoms of MS sleep problems and MS-related disability and progression.

  • Mild to moderateadverse effects: dizziness, dry mouth, weariness, and asthenia.