Aripiprazole and Cannabis (THC-Dominant): what the published research says
PubMed indexes 6 records that name Aripiprazole and Cannabis (THC-Dominant) together, either in the title or in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context. Each one is listed below with its study design and, where the abstract states one, the authors’ own conclusion, quoted and linked. This page reports that literature. It does not tell you whether to combine them.
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This page lists published research relevant to Aripiprazole and Cannabis (THC-Dominant). It deliberately does not state whether the combination is safe, whether it interacts, in which direction, at what dose, or how far apart to take them.
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The research
6 studies naming Aripiprazole and Cannabis (THC-Dominant).
Strongest relevance first: papers naming both substances in the title, then human trials and systematic reviews.
“Aripiprazole 10 mg/d could totally and durably suppress CIPSs in the patient, but had no effect on the smoking level. Treating CIPSs in ultrahigh risk individuals who cannot stop or refuse stopping cannabis might fit a harm-reduction strategy by preventing transition into psychosis.”
Names both Aripiprazole and Cannabis (THC-Dominant) in its title.
Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology · 2023 · PMID 37861990
Human subjects
“Conclusions: Adolescents hospitalized for co-occurring psychosis and cannabis use disorder had a significantly longer length of stay and length of stay index. These data are consistent with a more rapid reduction in acute psychotic symptoms for aripiprazole compared with risperidone in the context of co-occurring cannabis use disorder.”
Names both Aripiprazole and Cannabis (THC-Dominant) in its title.
Current pharmaceutical design · 2022 · PMID 35747956
Meta-AnalysisHuman subjects
“The findings highlight the use of SGA for the treatment of psychotic symptoms in comorbidity with substance use. Future studies on people with dual diagnosis and focused on long-term evaluations are warranted and need to investigate the efficacy of newly introduced molecules, such as partial D2 agonists and longacting injectable antipsychotics.”
Names Aripiprazole and Cannabis (THC-Dominant) together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.
“In this case, precision-guided shared decision-making was associated with treatment continuity in early psychosis by resolving an atypical adverse effect and improving clinical and functional outcomes.”
Names Aripiprazole and Cannabis (THC-Dominant) together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.
Limitations
What this evidence cannot tell you.
Search-based evidence indexes have real limits, and it is worth being explicit about them:
Selection. These records were found by searching PubMed titles and abstracts for both substance names alongside interaction and pharmacokinetic terms. Relevant work that phrases things differently, or is not indexed in PubMed, will be missing.
No effect size. The quoted conclusions are the authors’ words about their own study. We have not extracted effect direction or magnitude, and a single study’s conclusion is not a consensus.
Population mismatch. Findings in healthy volunteers, animals, or a specific patient group may not transfer to you, your dose, or your formulation.
Absence is not safety. Few published studies means the combination is under-studied, which is not the same as established as safe.
Nearby evidence
Other pairs with published research.
Pages covering Aripiprazole or Cannabis (THC-Dominant) alongside a different substance.
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