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 ...

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MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), known colloquially as Molly and Ecstasy, is a synthetic drug with effects similar to stimulants like methamphetamine. It was first synthesized in 1912 by ...

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 ...

An FDA advisory committee on Tuesday voted against midomafetamine (MDMA) as an adjunct to psychotherapy in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In a 9-2 vote, the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory ...

Learn about the drug that may have taken two lives at a music festival. Sept. 3, 2013— -- If you listen to electronic music, you’re probably familiar with molly. Molly is basically the same as ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, an expert panel advising the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the use of MDMA, or ecstasy, in combination with talk therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder rejected the ...

MDMA-assisted therapy may provide lasting benefit for patients with MDD. Seven-month follow-up shows sustained symptom ...

When making regulatory decisions about a drug, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) often relies on advisory committees to provide independent advice. (U.S. Food & Drug Admin., Learn About FDA ...

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 ...