drug: dronabinol (THC)

• Clinical class: appetite stimulant, antiemetic 
• Chemical class: cannabinoid
• CSA schedule: III
• DEA number: 7369
• Associated with (substance-related): disorders
• Also: cannabis, THC, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinol

U.S. Preparations:

• Marinol^® (Solvay) FDA approved for treatment of:
  1. anorexia associated with weight loss in patients with AIDS; and
  2. nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conventional antiemetic treatments.
  U.S. Prescribing information

Preparations Outside U.S.:

• Cannabic^®

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