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Breaking News: Australia Reschedules Psilocybin and MDMA for Therapeutic Use
The article Breaking News: Australia Reschedules Psilocybin and MDMA for Therapeutic Use was originally published on Microdose.
Breaking news as Australia…
The article Breaking News: Australia Reschedules Psilocybin and MDMA for Therapeutic Use was originally published on Microdose.
Breaking news as Australia is rescheduling psychedelics psilocybin and MDMA for therapeutic use.
Starting in July, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will permit the prescribing of MDMA for the treatment of PTSD and psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression. These are the only conditions where there is currently sufficient evidence for potential benefits in certain patients.
Seems the Australian government has decided to follow the evidence presented by academic research and advanced clinical trials using psilocybin for depression and MDMA for PTSD.
This is big news. A major nation rescheduling psychedelics could have positive repercussions across the entire sector and wider culture.
See the announcement below from the Australian government.
Change to classification of psilocybin and MDMA to enable prescribing by authorised psychiatrists
From 1 July this year, medicines containing the psychedelic substances psilocybin and MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) can be prescribed by specifically authorised psychiatrists for the treatment of certain mental health conditions.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will permit the prescribing of MDMA for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression. These are the only conditions where there is currently sufficient evidence for potential benefits in certain patients.
Prescribing will be limited to psychiatrists, given their specialised qualifications and expertise to diagnose and treat patients with serious mental health conditions, with therapies that are not yet well established. To prescribe, psychiatrists will need to be approved under the Authorised Prescriber Scheme by the TGA following approval by a human research ethics committee. The Authorised Prescriber Scheme allows prescribing permissions to be granted under strict controls that ensure the safety of patients.
The decision acknowledges the current lack of options for patients with specific treatment-resistant mental illnesses. It means that psilocybin and MDMA can be used therapeutically in a controlled medical setting. However, patients may be vulnerable during psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, requiring controls to protect these patients.
For these specific uses, psilocybin and MDMA will be listed as Schedule 8 (Controlled Drugs) medicines in the Poisons Standard. For all other uses, they will remain in Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substances) which largely restricts their supply to clinical trials.
The decision follows applications made to the TGA to reclassify the substances in the Poisons Standard, extensive public consultation, a report from an expert panel, and advice received from the Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling.
There are currently no approved products containing psilocybin or MDMA that the TGA has evaluated for quality, safety and efficacy. However, this amendment will allow authorised psychiatrists to access and legally supply a specified ’unapproved’ medicine containing these substances to patients under their care for these specific uses.
More information is available in the psilocybin and MDMA questions and answers.
Contact for members of the media:
Email: news@health.gov.au
Phone: 02 6289 7400
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