FDA rejects MDMA in combination with therapy as treatment for PTSD

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Lykos Therapeutics, the company that applied for approval, said the treatment is a pharmaceutical version of midomafetamine, better known as MDMA. The FDA requested an additional Phase 3 trial. A panel of independent advisers for the FDA recommended against approval.

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oldkingkong

This is so sad. I thought there had been decent evidence for it's usefulness.

kaiserseahorse

I'm hopeful this gets overturned. I know too many that this would benefit

theonesourceOP

At least the article ends with the emphasis of this not being the past of it

x0x7

But this just proves the bogusness of the FDA. I love MDMA.

theonesourceOP

FDA definitely needs a ton of changes if they're going to continue making rulings like this.

froggyweather

Trying to give the benefit of the doubt here: apparently these trials have been going on since the 90s and we are just barely showing any kind of benefit? I'm not surprised they'd still be hesitant to approve it.

theonesourceOP

While true, they keep trying to keep it on schedule 1 when these trials do show medicinal value

humboldt

How do they just flat out refuse when there is evidence showing that there is medicinal benefit?

FDA rejects MDMA in combination with therapy as treatment for PTSD

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