The assumption was that whatever the risks of legalizing therapeutic MDMA, the crisis of PTSD gripping the country (and doing ...
In a previous blog on the use of psychedelics to treat mental health disorders, we reported that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision not to approve midomafetamine-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) for ...
Lykos Therapeutics filed an application for FDA approval of its version of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD in February 2024.
Some researchers call MDMA an “empathogen” or a “feeling enhancer.” PTSD affects between 9 million to 13 million people annually in the U.S., and no novel treatments for the condition have been ...
Two small studies submitted to the FDA suggested combining MDMA with talk therapy led to significant easing of PTSD symptoms. Antidepressants are now the only FDA-approved drugs for PTSD ...
In June 2024, an FDA advisory committee voted overwhelmingly against the idea that the relevant clinical trials had proved the efficacy of MDMA for the treatment of PTSD. Just as decisively ...
MDMA came close to becoming medicine on Friday, but it missed the mark. The Food and Drug Administration declined to approve what would have been the first psychedelic drug used for the treatment ...