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ArticleBritish journal of clinical pharmacology2019

Pharmacokinetics and subjective effects of a novel oral LSD formulation in healthy subjects.

Friederike Holze, Urs Duthaler, Patrick Vizeli, Felix Müller, Stefan Borgwardt, Matthias E Liechti

Abstract readControlled Clinical Trial
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Article in British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Acute and post-acute neurobehavioral responses to lysergic acid diethylamide in healthy subjects: a randomized controlled study.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  12. Acute effects of MDMA and LSD co-administration in a double-blind placebo-controlled study in healthy participants.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023
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  17. Direct comparison of the acute effects of lysergic acid diethylamide and psilocybin in a double-blind placebo-controlled study in healthy subjects.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Friederike HolzeDivision of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Biomedicine and Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Urs DuthalerDivision of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Biomedicine and Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Patrick VizeliDivision of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Biomedicine and Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Felix MüllerDepartment of Psychiatry (UPK), University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Stefan BorgwardtDepartment of Psychiatry (UPK), University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Matthias E LiechtiDivision of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Biomedicine and Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1765-9659

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsThe aim of the present study was to characterize the pharmacokinetics and exposure-subjective response relationship of a novel oral solution of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) that was developed for clinical use in research and patients.

methodLSD (100 μg) was administered in 27 healthy subjects using a placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over design. Plasma levels of LSD, nor-LSD, and 2-oxo-3-hydroxy-LSD (O-H-LSD) and subjective drug effects were assessed up to 11.5 hours.

resultsFirst-order elimination kinetics were observed for LSD. Geometric mean maximum concentration (C

conclusionThe present study characterized the pharmacokinetics of LSD and its main metabolite O-H-LSD. The subjective effects of LSD were closely associated with changes in plasma concentrations over time.

Indexed as

Administration, OralAdultArea Under CurveCross-Over StudiesDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHalf-LifeHallucinogensHumansLysergic Acid DiethylamideMaleMiddle Aged2-oxo-3-hydroxylysergic acid diethylamideHallucinogensLysergic Acid DiethylamideN-desmethylnorlysergic acid diethylamideconcentration-effect relationshipLSDmetabolismO-H-LSDpharmacodynamicspharmacokinetics

Identifiers

PMID30883864
PMCPMC6595343

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