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Item Revisión sistemática: Cannabis como uso medicinal para el dolor neuropático en pacientes con virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH)(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2025) Álvarez Bohórquez, Daniela; González Vargas, Iván Andrés (Director)This systematic review investigated the development of the implementation of medicinal cannabis for therapeutic use in patients with neuropathic pain due to HIV. Currently, medicine in its continuous development has been interested in discovering and implementing alternative therapies for various degenerative conditions. For years there has been a debate in the field of science about medicinal cannabis in patients with neuropathic pain, which affects many people. Although there are various pharmacological options to treat it, such as opioids, they can have side effects and a long-term response. Recently, medicinal cannabis has emerged as a promising therapeutic alternative for this condition focused on patients with HIV – AIDS, a disease highly present in our country. In this systematic review, the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis in the treatment of neuropathic pain in patients with HIV was evaluated through the analysis of clinical trials and various studies. A search was carried out in databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Scielo, from 2015 to 2025. Most studies indicate that inhaled or sublingual cannabis significantly reduces neuropathic pain associated with HIV compared to placebo, some of these trials reported a reduction of pain by 30% to 50% in patients treated with medicinal cannabis.