Depression

Following the news that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Axsome Therapeutics’ new drug application (NDA) for its novel antidepressant therapy AXS-05 and granted it priority review, GlobalData commented that it would be “a blockbuster drug” by 2026, estimating global sales of approximately US$1.3 billion by 2029. Philippa Salter, Neurology Analyst at GlobalData, […]

In a small study carried out by researchers at the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, it was found that psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, may be at least as effective as a leading antidepressant medication in a therapeutic setting. In a rigorous trial which assessed the therapeutic potential of a […]