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Drug & Device News

By ljnstaff
February 01, 2017

'Ecstasy' Slated for Phase 3 Trials

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the go-ahead to Phase 3 clinical trials of MDMA, also known as Ecstasy, the drug notorious for causing injury and death to users at music festivals and dance clubs. The approval to conduct the trials came after promising Phase 2 trial results showed patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced a marked decrease in symptoms after just three doses of psychiatrist-ordered MDMA. Further, the majority of those taking part in that trial — primarily military veterans, rape victims and police and fire department personnel who suffered PTSD because of their experiences — no longer fit the diagnostic criteria for PTSD once the trial was finished. The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, which conducted the Phase 2 trials, will also conduct the Phase 3 trials.

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