Cannabis Use and Analgesic Prescribing in UK Primary Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Patients with Osteoarthritis
This study suggests there is an association between coded exposure to cannabis in UK primary care records and increased prescribing of analgesia. Given the relative scarcity of recorded cannabis use relative to its prevalence in the general population, these findings must be interpreted cautiously. The increased hazard of using analgesia and mortality within the cannabis-exposed cohort may be confounded by socioeconomic status and a higher likelihood of coding cannabis use in those experiencing adverse effects after consumption or cannabis misuse disorder.
Authors
- Krishna Gokhale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2167-9572)
- Simon Erridge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5871-6501)
- Mikael H. Sodergren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7141-3924)
- Joht Singh Chandan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9561-5141)
- Christian Billinghurst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2437-7146)
Institutions
- CURE International UK (GB)
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Birmingham Research Park (GB)
- Solihull Hospital (GB)
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicines
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines12040027
- Primary Topic
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00