dronabinol
Noun
Meaning
psychoactive substance present in marijuana; used therapeutically to control nausea associated with cancer therapy
Source: WordNetHypernyms
Examples
Antiemetic: dronabinol A dose decrease of dronabinol may be needed when co-administered with ritonavir.
These medications are dronabinol and nabilone, both of which are approved for the treatment of nausea caused by chemotherapy and to increase appetite in patients with extreme weight loss caused by AIDS.
The THC pill, known as dronabinol, already is used to ease chemotherapy side effects.