The treatment landscape for major depressive disorder (MDD) continues to diversify, and in the coming years, psychedelic options may be available, including COMPASS Pathways COMP360 and the deuterated psilocybin analog CYB003 from Cybin. CYB003 demonstrated a significant -14.08 point reduction in MADRS score, a 53.3% response rate, and a 20% remission rate at a 12mg…
How effective is ketamine for depression?
First synthesized in 1962, the dissociative anesthetic ketamine is rapidly growing in popularity for its off-label use in treating depression and mood disorders. In recent years, hundreds of clinics across the U.S. have begun offering ketamine for depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. The surge in interest has also attracted startups such as Mindbloom…
What the ketamine boom could mean for pharma
Demand for ketamine has surged in recent years with growing interest in its off-label use for treating depression, anxiety and PTSD. Ketamine has “shown to be very effective,” said Linnea Butler, founder and CEO of Bay Area Mental Health (Campbell, California), which recently began offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Also this week, Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. (NSDQ:KTTA), announced…