MM120, an LSD formulation designed to treat generalized anxiety disorder, was recently granted a breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA.
A single dose of an LSD formulation designed to treat generalized anxiety disorder can provide lasting relief within weeks, according to the biopharmaceutical company’s findings. MindMed, a psychedelic medicine biotech company, has been testing its MM120 – the salt form of lysergide, a hallucinogen commonly known as LSD.On Thursday, the company said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted breakthrough therapy designation to its LSD formula for generalized anxiety disorder.
MM120 was "generally well-tolerated with most adverse events rated as mild to moderate, transient and occurring on dosing day, and being consistent with expected acute effects of the study drug," MindMed said in a release on the findings.
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