Nature

MDMA therapy for PTSD rejected by FDA panel

In a decision that shocked some observers, key advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted that the effectiveness of the party drug MDMA for treating post-traumatic stress disorder is ...
The Washington Post

Psychedelic pioneer is unfazed about MDMA’s prospects, despite FDA setback

Rick Doblin spent more than 30 years trying to turn the psychedelic drug MDMA into an accepted medical treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Earlier this month, the Food and Drug ...
Ars Technica

MDMA—aka ecstasy—submitted to FDA as part of PTSD therapy

A corporation dedicated to studying the benefits of psychedelic drugs filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration this week for approval to use MDMA—aka ecstasy or molly—in combination ...
CNN

FDA rejection of MDMA-assisted therapy rattles advocates but doesn’t spell end of psychedelics in medicine, experts say

The path toward federal approval for medical treatments involving psychedelics may be longer and less straightforward after the US Food and Drug Administration denied the first application for a ...
Forbes

Setback Or Opportunity? FDA Rejects MDMA For PTSD

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about cannabis and psychedelics culture and business. PTSD is a serious medical condition that affects 13 million ...
The Hill

Psychedelics can kill: The FDA was right to reject MDMA-assisted therapy

This story has been updated to correct the misspelling of Lykos Therapeutics. We regret the error. These drugs, often praised for their potential benefits, can cause ...

Revellers warned of dangerous ecstasy pills circulating ahead of New Year’s Eve

NSW Health has issued an urgent public warning after multiple high-dose MDMA (ecstasy) tablets were detected circulating at a ...
STAT

MDMA therapy is facing an imminent FDA decision. Here’s what you need to know

A decades-long campaign to legalize MDMA as a mainstream medical treatment will reach a climax as soon as Friday, with the Food and Drug Administration poised to decide whether the psychedelic should ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

MDMA-Assisted Therapy Receives a Complete Response Letter From the FDA

Today, the FDA issued a complete response letter (CRL) for midomafetamine capsules (MDMA) in combination with assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) for adults living with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Forbes

Drug Development Company To Launch First LSD-MDMA Combination Clinical Trial

As anyone who has been to Shakedown Street knows, the drug cocktail of LSD and MDMA is referred to as “candyflipping.” But for JR Rahn, the founder and co-CEO of psychedelic drug development startup ...

Pop-culture branded ‘super pills’ with dangerous MDMA doses flood New South Wales

A wave of high-strength MDMA pills branded with pop-culture logos and luxury labels are circulating across New South Wales, ...
Nasdaq

Optimi Health Receives Certificate of Analysis For MDMA 40mg and 60mg GMP Capsules

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Optimi Health Corp. (CSE: OPTI) (OTCQX: OPTHF) (FRA: 8BN), a leading Health Canada-licensed GMP psychedelics pharmaceutical manufacturer ...