FDA rejects MDMA as a treatment for PTSD.
I haven't delved too deeply into this but it looks like BS that the FDA worked with the drug developer to sign off on their plan to address the placebo issue...and then the advisory committee that voted against approval cited the placebo issue.
#drugs #fda #mentalhealth #ptsd
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/365820/mdma-therapy-lykos-therapeutics-maps-psychedelics-ecstasy
Brian Vastag
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