The agency’s staff analysis suggests that approval of the illegal drug known as Ecstasy for treatment of PTSD is far from certain, with advisers meeting next week to consider the proposed therapy. By ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined on Friday to approve MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The agency has asked Lykos Therapeutics, ...

A recent study conducted in Norway suggests that MDMA-assisted therapy may provide lasting relief for individuals suffering from major depressive disorder. The findings indicate that the clinical ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators are questioning the safety and evidence behind the first bid to use MDMA, the mind-altering club drug, as a treatment for PTSD, part of a decadeslong effort ...

Share on Pinterest A key FDA panel voted down approving MDMA-assisted therapy to treat PTSD. pixdeluxe/Getty Images An expert panel of the Food and Drug Administration reviewed two studies on ...

A panel of advisers to the U.S. health regulator on Tuesday voted against a therapy based on the party drug MDMA for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, in a major setback to the nascent ...

Only two drugs are formally approved for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and they don’t help everyone. A lack of effective treatment options has led some patients to seek out the psychedelic ...

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 ...

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This article was updated at 535p ET with results of the second vote. A panel of advisors to the U.S. FDA declined to endorse Lykos Therapeutics' application to market psychedelic drug MDMA, also known ...

The UBTV video, overlaid with text reading ‘how often should I take breaks from MDMA’, was presented by a spokesperson from ...

An FDA advisory panel has recommended that the agency not approve the use of MDMA-assisted therapy as a treatment for PTSD. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted on Tuesday ...