Drug Watch

Explore 2026’s fast-moving psych med pipeline: new Alzheimer agitation option, potential novel ADHD therapy, and promising psilocybin for depression.

Phase 2 trial shows elunetirom rapidly eases bipolar depression symptoms with strong response, good tolerability, and FDA Fast Track momentum.

FDA issues CRL for CTx-1301 in ADHD.

Check out the pipeline updates from May!

The ASCp meeting spotlights a fast-acting psychedelic for postpartum depression, vasopressin-targeting drugs, and ketamine’s promise for Parkinson symptoms.

Synendos launches a phase 2 trial of SYT-510, a first-in-class endocannabinoid modulator, aiming to ease generalized anxiety symptoms with improved safety and adherence.

Phase 2 MINDFuL data show XPro trends toward cognitive and biomarker gains in inflammation-defined mild Alzheimer disease, with no ARIA, guiding phase 3 plans.

FDA clears MIND1 trial testing NRX-101 plus robotic TMS to curb suicidality in treatment-resistant depression, with military-focused sites.

New analysis ranks lumateperone top for adjunctive MDD symptom relief, with minimal weight gain vs other atypical antipsychotics.

Check out the pipeline updates from April!

Auvelity is now approved for the treatment of Alzheimer disease agitation. Rajesh R. Tampi, MD, MS, DFAPA, DFAAGP, weighs in.

The FDA has approved Auvelity, an oral NMDA/sigma-1 therapy, offering a new option to curb Alzheimer disease agitation and ease caregiver burden.

FDA approves Axsome’s AXS-05 for Alzheimer’s agitation, backed by multiple trials.

New US patent backs Denovo’s ANK3 biomarker guiding DB104 for treatment‑resistant depression, highlighting promising efficacy in selected patients.

Adial seeks FDA priority voucher to speed AD04 review, a biomarker-guided therapy aiming to curb heavy drinking in alcohol use disorder.

DT120, a pharmaceutical-grade formulation of LSD, shows rapid, lasting anxiety relief—single dose, no therapy—with 48% remission at 12 weeks.

FDA expands Caplyta label to prevent schizophrenia relapse, cutting risk 63% and showing weight-neutral tolerability for sustained long-term stability.

FDA accelerates psychedelic drug development to advance agents for TRD, PTSD, and AUD.

Definium’s CMO says FDA talks stay aligned with their plans for advancing DT120 ODT for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and now PTSD.

AXS-05 for Alzheimer disease agitation nears FDA decision date.

Two-dose oral R‑MDMA, EMP-01, cuts social anxiety symptoms and real‑world avoidance in phase 2a study, with strong responder rates and good tolerability.

Vibrance-1 phase 2 results show alixorexton improves narcolepsy type 1 severity, cognition, and fatigue for 13 weeks with good tolerability.

Data suggest PBFT02 therapy boosts progranulin and slows neurodegeneration markers in early FTD.

A new US-based grant program seeks to create training content for health care providers who want to be able to deliver investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment.