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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Perrone

The battle for MDMA as drug steps closer to becoming a prescription medicine

The Food and Drug Administration posted its initial review of the drug MDMA on Friday, ahead of a meeting of outside advisers who could help decide whether it becomes the first of its kind to win US approval as a medication.

It comes as health regulators question the safety and evidence behind the first bid to use MDMA, the mind-altering club drug, as a treatment for PTSD.

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