New Zealand Approves Pharmaceutical-Grade MDMA for PTSD Treatment

New Zealand regulators have approved pharmaceutical-grade MDMA combined with psychotherapy for treating severe PTSD.

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New Zealand health regulator Medsafe approved on Friday the prescription of pharmaceutical-grade MDMA for treating severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ^[1] Two psychiatrists in New Zealand obtained authorization on Friday to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA to individuals suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ^[2] New Zealand becomes the second country in the world to approve MDMA for PTSD treatment, following Australia which approved the use in 2023. ^[3] The approved treatment protocol involves administering MDMA in combination with psychotherapy within a controlled clinical environment under the supervision of an authorized psychiatrist. ^[4] Vice-Premier David Seymour stated that New Zealand is determined to make innovative treatments more accessible and described PTSD as a condition that destroys lives and is difficult to treat. ^[5] The Ministry of Health indicated that MDMA-assisted treatment will be combined with psychotherapy and that patients, who must be over 18, will not be given drugs to take home. ^[6] In the United States, clinical trials are ongoing after the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) rejected the legalization of medicinal MDMA use in 2024, citing insufficient evidence of safety and efficacy. ^[7]

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New Zealand health regulator Medsafe approved on Friday the prescription of pharmaceutical-grade MDMA for treating severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). · Berlingske

Two psychiatrists in New Zealand obtained authorization on Friday to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA to individuals suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). · El Economista

New Zealand becomes the second country in the world to approve MDMA for PTSD treatment, following Australia which approved the use in 2023. · Berlingske

The approved treatment protocol involves administering MDMA in combination with psychotherapy within a controlled clinical environment under the supervision of an authorized psychiatrist. · Berlingske

Vice-Premier David Seymour stated that New Zealand is determined to make innovative treatments more accessible and described PTSD as a condition that destroys lives and is difficult to treat. · Berlingske

The Ministry of Health indicated that MDMA-assisted treatment will be combined with psychotherapy and that patients, who must be over 18, will not be given drugs to take home. · El Economista

In the United States, clinical trials are ongoing after the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) rejected the legalization of medicinal MDMA use in 2024, citing insufficient evidence of safety and efficacy. · El Economista

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