Comment on Psychiatrists fear medicinal cannabis adverse events are 'tip of the iceberg'

• Randomgal@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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

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  • HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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  • wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    OP claims to be a GP in profile. This whole stabve says a lot.

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    • HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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    • Randomgal@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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

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• givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Do you think 13million individuals have cannabis prescriptions?

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  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

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  • HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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

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