The FDA rejected an application for the drug MDMA, in combination with therapy, as treatment for PTSD on Friday.

Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics had asked the FDA to approve its MDMA capsules as part of a therapy regimen they argued could be a breakthrough for treating challenging cases of PTSD. Lykos said the ...

In June, the FDA's Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committeevoted 9-2 against MDMA as an effective treatment for PTSD patients, and 10-1 that the drug's benefits do not outweigh the risks.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday its rejection of MDMA as a treatment for PTSD. The decision was based on "significant limitations" that "prevent the agency from ...

Opens in a new tab or window The FDA declined to approve midomafetamine (MDMA) capsules for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), calling for another trial to evaluate the drug's efficacy and ...

Federal health officials have declined to approve the psychedelic drug MDMA as a therapy for PTSD. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) Federal health regulators on Friday declined to approve the psychedelic ...

Last month, the first psychedelic therapy treatment came before the Food and Drug Administration for a vote. It entailed using MDMA, also known as ecstasy or molly, to treat PTSD. MDMA therapy has ...

Federal health regulators on Friday declined to approve the psychedelic drug MDMA as a therapy for PTSD, a major setback for groups seeking a breakthrough decision in favor of using mind-altering ...

Dr. Brian Barnett, a psychiatrist who heads psychedelic research at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, also said he thinks MDMA will be eventually approved for PTSD, despite the FDA’s decision.

The Food and Drug Administration rejected MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder on Friday, in a blow to drug activists and veterans who’ve long campaigned for the psychedelic ...