Keep reading for info on the future of MDMA research, with questions for a psychologist.
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MDMA Classification
Three Studies of MDMA Treatment Retracted by Scientific Journal
The journal Psychopharmacology has retracted three papers about MDMA-assisted therapy based on what the publication said was unethical conduct at one of the study sites where the research took place.
Several of the papers’ authors are affiliated with Lykos Therapeutics, the drug company whose application for MDMA-assisted therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder was rejected last week by the Food and Drug Administration.
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FDA rejects MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD
Big news for MDMA-assisted therapy. Here are a couple takes on it:
https://themicrodose.substack.com/p/breaking-news-federal-regulators
https://psychedelicinvest.com/fda-denies-lykos-and-requests-another-trial/
F.D.A. Panel Votes Against MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD
The Food and Drug Administration’s Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted overwhelmingly to reject MDMA-assisted therapy in the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
The FDA will issue its final decision on the matter in mid-August but in the majority of cases, the federal agency’s decisions align with the vote of the independent panelists on advisory committees.
Read moreMDMA Trials for PTSD Facing Setbacks?
Two articles cover this recent update.
npr: Misconduct claims may derail MDMA psychedelic treatment for PTSD
Axios: Landmark review spotlights challenge of judging psychedelic therapies
Read moreMDMA Close to Being Legal
MDMA is getting ever closer to becoming a legal medicine.
The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now expediting review of an application which, if approved, would allow doctors to prescribe the psychedelic for people experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Read moreMDMA: What Happens When Approved as a Prescription Drug?
Keep reading for an interview with regulatory attorney Kimberly I. Chew.
Chew discusses what the process of rescheduling and regulating MDMA’s use might look like.
Read moreMDMA for PTSD
MDMA therapy for PTSD could become a new treatment option for millions of people living with trauma. The clinical evidence is growing.
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