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Supporters think ecstasy has potential to treat PTSD, but FDA panel rejects psychedelic drug

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

FDA advisers have rejected the first-ever proposal to use the psychedelic drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD.

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  1. Psychedelic drug MDMA faces questions as FDA considers approval for PTSD

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Newest

    Supporters think ecstasy has potential to treat PTSD, but FDA panel rejects psychedelic drug

    Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

Reports & sources

74 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Psychedelic drug MDMA faces questions as FDA considers approval for PTSD (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The drug application is part of a decade-long effort by advocates to move psychedelic drugs into the medical mainstream.

  2. CBS News

    The FDA is weighing whether to approve MDMA for PTSD. Here (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Details of the FDA's proposal were published Friday ahead of a meeting next week.

  3. NPR

    Misconduct claims may derail MDMA psychedelic treatment for PTSD : Short Wave (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may soon have a new treatment option: MDMA, the chemical found in ecstasy. In August, the Food and Drug Administration plans to decide whether MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD will be approved for market based on years of research.

  4. Winchester Star

    Psychedelic drug MDMA faces FDA panel in bid to become first-of-a-kind PTSD medication (opens Winchester Star)

    Published

    Winchester Star's feed description

    Federal health advisers are considering the first request to approve the mind-altering club drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration are scheduled to

  5. CBS News

    FDA panel votes against MDMA for PTSD, setting up hurdle to approval (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    FDA advisers cited a variety of concerns with the trials submitted by Lykos Therapeutics as part of the application.

  6. Wyoming Public Media

    FDA advisors express skepticism as they debate MDMA therapy for PTSD (opens Wyoming Public Media)

    Published

    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    A panel of advisors to the FDA is evaluating the potential use of MDMA for treating PTSD.

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Could ecstasy or molly be used to treat PTSD? FDA panel is set to decide (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

    Published

    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Federal health advisers are weighing the first-of-a-kind approval of MDMA, the mind-altering club drug, as a treatment for PTSD

  8. Forbes

    FDA Panel Votes Against MDMA As PTSD Treatment—A Potential Hitch For Drug’s Approval (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    A final decision on the drug’s as a PTSD treatment will be made on Aug. 11.

  9. CNN

    FDA advisers consider MDMA therapy to treat PTSD (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    A federal advisory committee meets today to weigh the risks and benefits of using MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

  10. Fox News

    FDA panel to evaluate psychedelic MDMA for treatment of PTSD for first time (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a meeting to discuss a therapy based on the psychedelic drug MDMA for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder for the first time.

  11. KOB 4

    US panel rejects first-ever bid to use MDMA as a PTSD treatment in a possible setback for psychedelic advocates (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — US panel rejects first-ever bid to use MDMA as a PTSD treatment in a possible setback for psychedelic advocates.

  12. NPR

    FDA reviews MDMA for PTSD treatment; Biden to issue executive order on border policy (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The FDA will review data to decide whether to approve MDMA, also known as ecstasy, for PTSD treatment. Biden is expected to issue an executive order addressing asylum seekers at the southern border.

  13. Quartz

    The FDA is reviewing the use of MDMA to treat PTSD today (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    An advisory committee will make a recommendation Tuesday on whether to approve MDMA therapy

  14. WSVN Miami

    FDA advisers consider MDMA therapy to treat PTSD - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — A federal advisory committee meets today to weigh the risks and benefits of using MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, as a treatment for

  15. NPR

    MDMA, the chemical found in the drug ecstasy, may soon be approved to treat PTSD (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    There's excitement and controversy swirling around the potential use of MDMA for treating post-traumatic stress disorder. On Tuesday, a panel of advisers to the FDA will evaluate the data.

  16. Triblive

    Panel rejects psychedelic drug MDMA as a PTSD treatment in possible setback for advocates (opens Triblive)

    Published

    Triblive's feed description

    WASHINGTON — Federal health advisers voted Tuesday against a first-of-a-kind proposal to begin using the mind-altering drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD, handing a potentially major setback to psychedelic advocates who hope to win a landmark federal approval and bring the banned drugs into the medic…

  17. ABC 7 Chicago

    Supporters think ecstasy has potential to treat PTSD, but FDA panel rejects psychedelic drug (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    FDA advisers have rejected the first-ever proposal to use the psychedelic drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD.

  18. Reason

    FDA advisers overwhelmingly oppose approval of MDMA as a psychotherapeutic catalyst (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    The panel's recommendation, based on several concerns about two clinical trials, is a serious setback for a promising PTSD treatment.

  19. Forbes

    FDA Panel Rejects MDMA-Assisted Therapy For PTSD (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    An FDA advisory panel has recommended that the agency not approve the use of MDMA-assisted therapy as a treatment for PTSD.

  20. The Columbian

    Panel: Reject psychedelic drug MDMA to aid PTSD (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON — A first-of-a-kind proposal to begin using the mind-altering drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD was roundly criticized Tuesday — a potentially major setback to psychedelic advocates who hop

  21. Washington Times

    FDA objects to ecstasy for treating PTSD patients (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A nonbinding Food and Drug Administration panel rejected a proposal to use MDMA, or ecstasy, to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

  22. NBC New York

    Panel rejects psychedelic drug MDMA as a PTSD treatment (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 10-1 against the overall benefits of MDMA when used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder

  23. Anchorage Daily News

    Federal health advisory panel rejects psychedelic drug MDMA as a PTSD treatment (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    A panel of advisers to the FDA voted against the overall benefits of MDMA when used to treat PTSD, citing flawed study data, questionable research conduct and significant drug risks, including the potential for heart problems, injury and abuse.

  24. Time

    FDA Advisors Recommend Against Using MDMA for PTSD Treatment (opens Time)

    Published

    Time's feed description

    A panel of experts advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted against using MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

  25. Miami County Republic

    US health experts vote against MDMA as treatment for PTSD (opens Miami County Republic)

    Published

    Miami County Republic's feed description

    A panel of US health experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted against the use of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, to treat post-traumatic stress

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