Tag: Drug research
FDA Requests Further Research before Approving MDMA Therapy
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently declined to approve MDMA-assisted therapy for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), citing insufficient data to support its use. The FDA requested additional clinical trials to...
Sanofi Acquires New Alzheimer’s Drug: Expansion of Pipeline
Sanofi Snags Vigil Neuroscience for Alzheimer's Drug So, like, Sanofi, the French drug maker, just dropped $470 million to acquire Vigil Neuroscience, a small biotech company. And get this, they're adding an experimental treatment for...
MDMA Therapy Papers Retracted Due to Data Integrity Concerns
The journal Psychopharmacology has retracted three papers about MDMA-assisted psychotherapy due to data integrity concerns. These papers were published in 2020 and 2021, and many authors were affiliated with the nonprofit Multidisciplinary Association for...
