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A Revolutionary Cannabis Patch That Treats The Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia And Diabetic Nerve Pain

A Revolutionary Cannabis Patch That Treats The Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia And Diabetic Nerve Pain

Fibromyalgia as well as neuropathic pain are pathologies that are still difficult to treat at present. Diffuse chronic pain and frank throughout the body often associated with great fatigue for one and burns, tingling, or feeling of tearing or striction translating an attack of the nervous system for the other. All these symptoms do not necessarily correspond to conventional treatments or painkillers. So what can medicine offer us in terms of progress in order to solve these pathologies at their source?

Cannabis Science, a company specializing in the development of cannabinoid-based medicines, has developed two drugs in the form of patches for the treatment of pathologies such as fibromyalgia and diabetic neuropathy. Transdermal patches that deliver a targeted dose of cannabis-based analgesics to the blood would be effective in relieving chronic pain caused by fibromyalgia.

Transdermal patch made from cannabis
These patches include a high-activity cannabinoid extract (CBD), the second major cannabinoid of marijuana after THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). This concentrate infiltrates the bloodstream and then passes into the central nervous system acting as analgesic. They can be used either via a porous membrane to facilitate the absorption of the analgesic, or via the integration of thin layers of the drug into the adhesive that melts with the heat of the subject's body.

Raymond C. Dabney, CEO of Cannabis Science says that this method of transdermal delivery of analgesics has the potential to promote the healing of an injured area of the body. This method of administration may be more effective at other types of medication, including oral, topical, intravenous, intramuscular and others, because of the additional control over the dose administered to the patient.

This revolutionary treatment process, which also has the advantage of high bioavailability, delivers its main active ingredients such as CBD (cannabidiol or THC) directly into the bloodstream in the form of doses. It has anti-pain and anti-inflammatory properties without any psychoactive effect similar to the use of cannabis itself. Transdermal patches can therefore be an effective treatment for many types of chronic pain.

Raymond C. Dabney adds he wants to develop other patches in the future as well as the methods of administering the two drugs in the form of patches for the treatment of pain related to fibromyalgia and neuropathy.

What is fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia, pathology still little known, is characterized by very painful symptoms, which cause great fatigue that can lead to disability for some subjects who suffer. It is expressed by diffuse and multiple pain throughout the body associated with the existence of pain points such as the region of the upper dorsal column, lumbar buttocks, trapezius, shoulders and near the knees and hips .

Although the cause of this pathology is still unknown, it is associated with triggers such as some psychological impairment, genetic susceptibility, disorders of the serotonin metabolism of muscular microtrauma, or even a cervical trauma.

As a treatment specific to the pathology does not yet exist, the care protocols must be adapted according to the symptoms of each; and which diverge according to the case. These are essentially based on blocking the mechanisms involved in the pain.

What is neuropathy?
Neuropathy is characterized by neuropathic pain called neurogenic and chronic, induced by injury or irritation of a central nervous structure or dysfunction thereof and can be one of the complications of diabetes when the level of sugar in the body. blood stays high for a long time; this can damage the nerves and cause a neuropathy called "peripheral diabetic neuropathy". It is accompanied by various pain and diffuse, affects mainly the hands and feet and significantly disturbs the sensitivity to pain of the subject who suffers.

Neuropathy is a pathology difficult to treat and as for fibromyalgia, the proper treatment requires an improvement in glycemic control, the basic treatment of symptoms, as well as the treatment blocking the mechanisms involved.

The cannabinoid-based transdermal patches developed by Cannabis Science have a bright future ahead of them and have a weight advantage over other types of oral, intravenous or intramuscular medications.
A Revolutionary Cannabis Patch