Marijuana safety study completed: weight gain, no safety problems.
No safety problems specific to HIV or protease inhibitors were found in a study in which volunteers stayed in a research hospital 24 hours a day and were randomly assigned to either smoke marijuana, take oral THC, or take an oral placebo. Marijuana and THC use was associated with weight gain.
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D002140:California; D002188:Cannabis; D013759:Dronabinol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010919:Placebos; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects; D012449:Safety; D015430:Weight Gain
D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D010919:Placebos; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D013759:Dronabinol