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Overcoming the clinical challenges of traditional ayahuasca: a first-in-human trial exploring novel routes of administration of N,N-dimethyltryptamine and harmine

Dornbierer DA, Marten L, Mueller J, Von Rotz R, Scheidegger M

Frontiers in Pharmacology (2023)

First-in-human trial
Abstract

First-in-human trial demonstrating that buccal/intranasal DMT-harmine co-administration significantly attenuates nausea and vomiting compared to traditional oral ayahuasca while producing superior, less variable pharmacokinetic profiles. Establishes a clinical-grade alternative for affective disorder trials.

Participants16
Citations15
Study TypeFirst-in-human trial
novel routesbuccalintranasalfirst-in-humanclinical-gradenausea reduction
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1246892View on PubMed

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