Educating and empowering doctors to effectively incorporate medicinal cannabis as a component of patient treatment. 

What is in this month's newsletter?

As the month of June gets underway, what will we be taking a look at:

• Upcoming Event Date: Treating with Medicinal Cannabis
• Receiving Patient Referrals
• The Patient Advisor 
• The IntroCann Portal 
• 2022 Updates & News
• The Cannabis Clinics Foundation
• Average Monthly Cost of Medicinal Cannabis 
• Articles 
• Medicinal Cannabis Manufacturing  Short Video Clip
• FarmaGrowers Growing Facility Video Clip 
• Is Medicinal Cannabis Right for your Patient?
• FAQs

Expand Your Patient Base

Join the Cannabis Clinics association, and join our Telemedicine platform for free. Here you can receive patient referrals and conduct virtual consultations with your medicinal cannabis patients. 

Your consult fee is guaranteed on our telemedicine platform. 

To join this, please fill out document below and send to info@cannabisclinics.co.za

IntroCann has automated and simplified the Section 21 Application process through the development of an online portal allowing for simple and seamless prescribing of this groundbreaking medication.
 
Recent Updates: 

• Support & Improve your Medicinal Cannabis Prescriptions
  • At the end of a patient's prescription period, we automatically send them a  progress report to be completed. You as the prescribing doctor can use this feedback for the effective management of the treatment plan for your patient, by adjusting products if their current is not effective enough, reducing medications, and understanding why certain medications are working or not. 
  • This is automatically uploaded to their profile once completed. You will have full access to this from your dashboard and will be notified by email. 

What's new in 2022?

The Cannabis Clinics Foundation 
Compassion and Fairness in Making Medicinal Cannabis more Accessible  

Our mission is to reduce the financial barriers and burdens that can come with accessing medicinal cannabis. We aid in the financial difficulties that can affect individuals and families who may struggle to afford the costs associated with this medication. 

Patient Ordering Portal 

Greenways Dispensary will soon be launching their Patient Ordering Portal, from which registered patients can seamlessly and quickly order their medicine online. 

 Average Monthly Cost of Medicinal Cannabis 

It is important to remember that medicinal cannabis is a personalised medicine. Dosing and titrations may vary between patients, which will influence the amount of medicine a patient uses. Further information can be found on the IntroCann Portal.

• Oral
  • Initiate: CBD dominant oils: 2 – 3 bottles per month (R40 – R90/day)
  • Intermediate: Balanced 1:1 – 1 bottle per month (R30/day)
  • Experienced: THC dominant oils - 1 bottle per month (R30/day)
• Inhalation: 
  • Inhalation extract: THC dominant – ½ vaporiser cartridge per month (R15 – R30/day)
  • Inhalation flower: THC dominant – 0,5 to 1 gram per day (R50 - R100/day)

 Is Cannabis Right for your Patient? 

Medicinal Cannabis can be prescribed for: 

(NEW) Endometriosis
A disorder in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside the uterus, causing severe pain.

(NEW) Insomnia  
Persistent problems falling and staying asleep. Most commonly related to poor sleeping habits, depression, anxiety, lack of exercise, chronic illness or certain medication. 

Chronic Pain 
This includes rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, trauma-induced chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and others. 

Spasticity 
This includes conditions like multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis which cause spasticity. 

Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV)
 Nause and Vomiting as a result of cancer treatments can be managed with medicinal cannabis.

Seizures
 Medicinal cannabis is well documented in playing a part in seizure management and reduction.  


Why Full-Spectrum, GMP Cannabis?  
The cannabis plant contains more than 100 terpene compounds that enhance the effect of cannabis described as the ‘entourage effect’. It is thus advisable to use full-spectrum medicinal cannabis over its synthetic or hemp-derived counterparts.

Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have a question for us? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions to find out more. If you can't find your answer there, contact us today!