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Pα+ Library: Bifurcated Scheduling

Pα+ Library: we introduce some of the key concepts in the matter of bifurcated scheduling; a process by which an approved drug product may be placed in a different schedule to the substance itself. As we discuss in this piece, this could have significant repercussions for psychedelic research, legality, and even taxes.

Pα+ Psychedelic Bulletin #150: Drug Development and Research Updates

GH Research’s Lead 5-MeO-DMT Candidate Faces Development Hiccup • Psychae Therapeutics Scores AUD $4.5m to Develop DMT-Based Candidate • Cybin Closes $30m Offering • Grants Awarded to 8 ‘Young Investigators’ Exploring Psychedelics • atai Buys Out Remainder of DemeRx’s Ibogaine Asset; Announces Novel 5-HT2A Agonist Candidates • Compass Commences UK Portion of Phase 3 Trial, Officially Opens London Centre • Awakn Plans to Commence Enrollment for Phase 3 Study of Ketamine for Severe Alcohol Use Disorder in Q1 2024 • 14% of travellers are interested in a psychedelic retreat in 2024

Pα+ Psychedelic Patent Analysis (October 2023)

This month: MindMed scores psilocybin-antidepressant co-treatment patent • A spate of PCTs published from GH Research • Early fruits of Cybin’s Small Pharma acquisition • and more…

Pα+ Psychedelic Bulletin #149: Worldwide Psychedelic Policy Developments

TREAT Retreats • Wiener Regroups: Decrim. Off the Agenda • California Psilocybin Decrim. Initiative Continues Signature Gathering • Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health Discusses Psychedelics • Canadian Senate Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs: “The Time is Now” to Fund Psychedelic Research • Transform Publishes “Practical Guide” to Regulating Psychedelics • UK Government Responds to Drugs Committee’s Report • Other Policy-Related News

The Library

Through our years of reporting we have covered many of the topics we believe to be important to the present and future of the psychedelics space, broadly defined. However, much of this commentary is scattered across Bulletins, deep dives, special reports and year-end reviews.

The Library provides digestible explainers on salient topics across psychedelic drug development, policy and business: from basic explainers such as “what is psychedelic-assisted therapy?” through to more complex matters such as REMS programs and bifurcated scheduling.

It’s exclusively available to our Pα+ subscribers, with new content added regularly.

Pα+ Library: Bifurcated Scheduling

Pα+ Library: we introduce some of the key concepts in the matter of bifurcated scheduling; a process by which an approved drug product may be placed in a different schedule to the substance itself. As we discuss in this piece, this could have significant repercussions for psychedelic research, legality, and even taxes.

Pα+ Library: Psychedelic REMS

Pα+ Library: we sketch out what a psychedelic REMS might look like, highlighting how these programs could have an outsized impact on the post-approval delivery and accessibility of these treatments.

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