Advertisement

The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource Follow Us Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Download Our App
Professionals >> Visit The Body PROThe Body en Espanol
Home Page for TheBody.com, the Complete HIV/AIDS Resource What's New About HIV Ask the Experts About HIV HIV/AIDS Blogs Connect With Others About HIV Just Diagnosed With HIV HIV Treatment HIV Prevention Living With HIV Personal Stories of People With HIV

Marinol Medical Patent Information

Here's a taste of what TheBody.com has to offer on this topic:
Ask the Experts

thc/pot/Marinol and heart attack risk

Several months ago I saw and read a few reports on the possible risk of heart attack with the use of pot. Baby-boomers were having problems if they had been using pot since their halcyon days. Since some of our meds cause lipid increases and risk...
Keith Henry, M.D.

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine
I am unaware of any specific data on that issue. Marinol is commonly used in the setting of HIV infection to either stimulate the appetite or combat medication related nausea. If the calories consumed are not heart friendly (ie too many... Read more »

Patent 5676977 (WHY IS THERE NO CURE FOR HIV? 2009)Hello Gerswin Hakalakavitch,

Dear Dr. Frascino, I do believe that you are only standing on the tip of the ice burg refusing to... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

i need marinol help!

I have reacurring vomiting and the doctors cannot find anything wrong with me after many tests. i... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

Go to Ask the Experts »
Articles
AIDSinfo

An Overview of Dronabinol (Marinol)

droe-NAB-i-nol Brand Name: Marinol Other Name(s): THC, Tetrahydrocannabinol, delta9-THC Drug Class: Opportunistic Infection and Other Drugs Dronabinol, also known as Marinol, belongs to the class of drugs known as antiemetics. Antiemetics... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Patent Information Database for HIV Drugs

The Medicines Patent Pool recently launched a "new database of patent information that will help shed light on where key patents exist for antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for the treatment of HIV/AIDS in developing countries," according to a press... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Pfizer Gets Patent for New HIV/AIDS Drug in India, Says Report

According to a report on the Web site of the Business Standard, the Bombay Patent Office has granted Pfizer a patent on its new AIDS drug Selzentry (maraviroc). Quoting a spokesperson of Pfizer India, the newspaper said the patent had been issued,... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Médecins Sans Frontières Launches Online "Patent Opposition Database"

"The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has launched an online resource to help civil society and patient groups in developing countries challenge unwarranted drug patents," an MSF... Read more »
Connect With Others

The U.S. patented cure for AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 9 Replies
The U.S. AIDS CURE and the CDC's Constitutional Guarantee
http://www.boydgraves.com/letters/011104.html


After 26 months on a single injection of the U.S. patented cure for AIDS, patent #5676977, my viral load is undetectable for the AIDS virus... Read more »

marinol

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Since my appetite has decreased my Doctor has given me a script
for Marinol. It does increase my appetite but I can't control the
effects it has on me. I take 2.5 mg three times a day before meals.
... Read more »

OLD DRUG, NEW INFORMATION: SF Trial of Peptide T

Posted by Anonymous
OLD DRUG, NEW INFORMATION:
Recruitment to Open for Peptide T Anti-Viral Trial

(Contact Diane Cenko, HIVCARE Client Outreach Coordinator, 415-353-6215 or 6259)

San Francisco, Calif. - February, 2001 -- A phase II study of Peptide T to evaluate its... Read more »

Much Needed Information

Posted by LadyLuck, 1 Reply
If someone is HIV positive how many medications are given? And if someone is exposed to HIV in the workplace will they be prescribed HIV meds for 10days with a refill? Read more »
Connect on Our Bulletin Boards »
Tools
My Health Tracker My Health Tracker
Assess Your Risk for HIV Assess Your Risk for HIV
Follow us: Facebook, Twitter, RSS

Follow us: Facebook, Twitter, RSS

Find Local HIV/AIDS Services Find Local HIV/AIDS Services

Advertisement

Advertisement

Resource Centers
Guides for People With HIV
View All of Our Guides >>
Related Topics
View More HIV/AIDS-Related Topics »