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Vikas Parihar

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Assistant Clinical ProfessorAnesthesiaMcMaster University

Research

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10 publications.

01

Reasons for, and outcomes of, medicinal cannabis use among Canadian Veterans who live with pain: A cross-sectional study

Storey DP, Sheehy MR, Harris N, Parihar V, Tippin GK, Siyam MA, Anthonypillai J, Rash JA

Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health2026
DOI: 10.3138/jmvfh-2026-0038
02

Cannabis Use Characteristics and PTSD-Related Outcomes Among Canadian Veterans With Chronic Pain

Sheehy MR, Storey DP, Rash JA, Tippin GK, Parihar V, Harris N

Journal of Veterans Studies20252 citations
DOI: 10.21061/jvs.v11i1.582
03

Reducing medical cannabis use risk among Veterans: A descriptive study

Harris-Lane LM, Sheehy M, Loveless CA, Rash JA, Storey DP, Tippin GK, Parihar V, Harris N

Harm Reduction Journal20251 citations
DOI: 10.1186/s12954-024-01149-w
04

Views on and experiences with medicinal cannabis among Canadian veterans who live with pain: A qualitative study

Storey DP, Keeler-Villa NR, Harris N, Anthonypillai J, Tippin GK, Parihar V, Rash JA

Canadian Journal of Pain20237 citations
DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2023.2232838
05

Reduction in Tamoxifen Metabolites Endoxifen and N-desmethyltamoxifen With Chronic Administration of Low Dose Cannabidiol: A CYP3A4 and CYP2D6 Drug Interaction

Parihar V, Rogers A, Blain AM, Zacharias SRK, Patterson LL, Siyam MA-M

Journal of Pharmacy Practice202224 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1177/0897190020972208
06

Assessing the impact of a cannabis course on pharmacy students’ understanding, beliefs and preparedness regarding medical and recreational cannabis

Parihar V, Beazely MA, Katz L, Dhami R, Patterson LL

Canadian Pharmacists Journal20225 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1177/17151635211041041
07

Evaluation of the preclinical analgesic efficacy of naturally derived, orally administered oil forms of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), and their 1:1 combination

Linher-Melville K, Zhu YF, Sidhu J, Parzei N, Shahid A, Seesankar G, Ma D, Wang Z, Zacal N, Sharma M

PLoS ONE202034 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234176PMID: W3034126401
08

Mandatory pharmacist-led education session for patients seeking medical cannabis

Parihar V, Katz L, Siyam MA, Rogers A, Patterson L, Zacharias. R

Pharmacy Practice202011 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2020.4.2088
09

Medical Cannabis Induced Acute Pancreatitis and Hyperemesis Syndrome in a Patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Hutflesz C, Parihar V

Canadian Journal of Pain20191 citationsSenior author
DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2019.1592390
10

Pertuzumab and trastuzumab infusion related cytokine release syndrome in a chemotherapy naive patient with metastatic breast cancer

Khoury A, Parihar V, O'steen L, Cherabuddi K

The Breast Journal20183 citations
DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12943

Research institutes and memberships

  • Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research (Joint Institute)

Frequent collaborators

6
Vikas PariharGreg TippinMahmoud SiyamS Ramesh ZachariasLaura KatzAllison BlainGurmit Singh
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Greg Tippin

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Mahmoud Siyam

Anesthesia

3 shared papers, latest 2026

S Ramesh Zacharias

Anesthesia

3 shared papers, latest 2022

Laura Katz

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Gurmit Singh

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Allison Blain

Anesthesia

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Ira Price

Medicine

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Allison Blain

Anesthesia

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Catharine Munn

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

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James MacKillop

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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