Innocan Pharma Corporation announced promising results from a multi-year compassionate therapy using repeated liposomal-CBD (LPT-CBD) injections for pain relief in dogs with naturally-occurring osteoarthritis. The therapy consistently demonstrated pain reduction and improved mobility, with effects lasting for several weeks after each injection as expected. These results further demonstrate that LPT-CBD can be a viable treatment option for managing chronic pain and enhancing the quality of life in animals.

LPT-CBD, a monthly injectable treatment, has the potential to have superior bioavailability by avoiding first-pass liver metabolism. In two ongoing cases, dogs suffering from osteoarthritis who were treated with LPT-CBD after failing to respond to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and oral CBD, showed noticeable pain relief, substantially improved mobility and increased, clearly noticeable well-being. Both dogs remained on LPT-CBD treatment for 2 and 2.5 years respectively after their owners reported significant improvement in quality of life when receiving the treatment in addition to conventional treatments.

Previous pilot studies by Innocan have shown similarly encouraging outcomes.