Editing Tetrahydrocannabinol (section)

==Medical uses==
{{Further|Dronabinol}}THC, referred to as [[dronabinol]] in the pharmaceutical context, is approved in the United States as a capsule or solution to relieve [[chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting]] and [[HIV/AIDS]]-induced [[Anorexia (symptom)|anorexia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2004 |title=Marinol (Dronabinol) |url=https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2005/018651s021lbl.pdf |publisher=U.S. Food and Drug Administration}}</ref>

THC is an [[active pharmaceutical ingredient|active ingredient]] in [[nabiximols]], a specific extract of ''[[Cannabis]]'' that was approved as a [[botanical drug]] in the [[United Kingdom]] in 2010 as a mouth spray for people with [[multiple sclerosis]] to alleviate [[neuropathic pain]], [[spasticity]], [[overactive bladder]], and other symptoms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sativex Oromucosal Spray – Summary of Product Characteristics|url=http://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/23262|publisher=UK Electronic Medicines Compendium|language=en|date=March 2015|access-date=2017-06-01|archive-date=2016-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822231728/http://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/23262|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>Multiple Sclerosis Trust. October 2014 [http://www.mstrust.org.uk/information/publications/factsheets/sativex.jsp Sativex (nabiximols) – factsheet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920025939/http://www.mstrust.org.uk/information/publications/factsheets/sativex.jsp |date=2015-09-20 }}</ref> Nabiximols (as Sativex) is available as a [[prescription drug]] in Canada.<ref name="canada2018">{{cite web |title=Health products containing cannabis or for use with cannabis: Guidance for the Cannabis Act, the Food and Drugs Act, and related regulations |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/applications-submissions/guidance-documents/guidance-cannabis-act-food-and-drugs-act-related-regulations/document.html |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=19 October 2018 |date=11 July 2018 |archive-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019121912/https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/applications-submissions/guidance-documents/guidance-cannabis-act-food-and-drugs-act-related-regulations/document.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, nabiximols was approved for medical use in [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://life.pravda.com.ua/health/2021/04/9/244505/ |vauthors= |work=УП.Життя (UP.Life) |date=9 April 2021 |language=Ukrainian |title=В Україні легалізували використання медичного канабісу, але не всього |trans-title=In Ukraine, some medical cannabis has been legalized, but not all |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-date=9 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409202156/https://life.pravda.com.ua/health/2021/04/9/244505/ |url-status=live }}</ref>