Non-Hallucinogenic Psychedelic Treatment For Mental Health Disorders Shows Potential To Be Dosed Orally

Psychedelics biotech Enveric Biosciences (NASDAQ:ENVB) announced positive preclinical results of its EB-003 drug candidate to be delivered via oral administration. EB-003 is a new, neuroplastogenic molecule designed to treat serious mental health disorders without the hallucinogenic effect typically associated with DMT (N,N-Dimethyltryptamine) and other psychedelic compounds. The results indicate that oral administration of EB-003 provides significant brain exposure in rodent models at potential therapeutic doses.

“We continue to believe that EB-003 is substantially differentiated from the various psychedelic-inspired compounds in development,” stated Joseph Tucker, Ph.D., CEO of Enveric. “Not only does EB-003 offer the potential to significantly reduce or eliminate the hallucinogenic side-effect common to DMT and related analogs, but we now have confirmation that EB-003 can potentially be administered orally and penetrate the brain at levels expected to elicit the desired therapeutic effect. We believe these results support our decision to advance EB-003 as lead …

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