Clinical Conditions and Prescription Drug Utilization among Early Medical Marijuana Registrants in Florida

Initial legalization of medical marijuana (MM) in Florida required providers to submit initial and follow-up treatment plan forms the University support research on MM safety efficacy. This study retrospectively analyzed all submitted between program inception (August 2016) through July 2017 describes early registrants by clinical conditions prescription drug utilization. Among 7,548 unique plans, visit was characterized who were mostly white (83.7%), 52.3 (SD 16.4) years age average, assessed provider as at least moderately ill (79.6%). Musculoskeletal spasticity-related (44.8%), chronic pain (41.9%), mental health disorders (17.0%) most frequent complaints for seeking with more than one condition per patient possible. One four (25.9%) patients reported use opioids over one-fifth frequently utilized psychotropic medication well cardiovascular agents. There 2,075 plans available which improvement reductions utilization some classes. Further is needed guide clinicians risks benefits used concomitantly drugs.