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FDA Expands Probe of Ecstasy-Based Drug Studies


ole_timer shares a report from Ars Technica, written by Beth Mole There's more bad news for the company behind an experimental MDMA therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder, which the Food and Drug Administration roundly rejected earlier this month. According to a report from The Wall Street Jour...

ole_timer shares a report from Ars Technica, written by Beth Mole There's more bad news for the company behind an experimental MDMA therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder, which the Food and Drug Administration roundly rejected earlier this month. While the FDA's rejection and expanded investigation are bad enough for Lykos, the company announced this month that it's laying off 75 percent of its staff and overhauling its leadership. Additionally, a scientific journal retracted three of the company's MDMA studies, citing "protocol violations amounting to unethical conduct" in its trials, echoing claims raised amid the FDA review.

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