Cannabinoid products for pain management: recommendations from the São Paulo State Society of Anesthesiology.

There is growing interest in using cannabinoids across various clinical scenarios, including pain medicine, leading to the disregard of regulatory protocols in some countries. Legislation has been implemented in Brazil, specifically in the state of São Paulo, permitting the distribution of cannabinoid products by health authorities for clinical purposes, free of charge for patients, upon professional prescription. Thus, it is imperative to assess the existing evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of these products in pain management.

Intraoperative use of methadone improves control of postoperative pain in morbidly obese patients: a randomized controlled study.

Objectives: Surgical patients still commonly experience postoperative pain. With the increasing prevalence of obesity, there is a growing demand for surgical procedures by this population. Intraoperative use of methadone has not been well assessed in this population.

Colitis generates remote antinociception in rats: the role of the L-arginine/NO/cGMP/PKG/KATP pathway and involvement of cannabinoid and opioid systems.

Objective And Design: The aim of this study was to investigate the possible involvement of the NO/cGMP/PKG/KATP+ pathway, cannabinoids and opioids in remote antinociception associated with 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulph onic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis.

Methods: TNBS-induced colitis was induced by intracolonic administration of 20 mg of TNBS in 50% ethanol. After induction, carrageenan (500 μg/paw) or prostaglandin (PG) E2 (100 ng/paw) was injected in the rat's plantar surface and hypersensitivity was evaluated by the electronic von Frey test.