Psychedelics fell from medical grace nearly half a century ago, but recent activity suggests that some researchers have “high hopes” for their return. 1, 2 Over 60 years ago, Albert Hofmann at Sandoz ...

For a time, Sandoz sold LSD 25 under the name Delysid, encouraging doctors to try it themselves. It was one of the strongest drugs in medicine — with just one gram enough to dose an estimated ...

However, Ohler says the history of LSD has gone full circle from its early days at the Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz, and it is once again being investigated for its potential health benefits.

Working in his lab at the pharmaceutical company Sandoz in 1938, chemist Albert Hoffmann was investigating an alkaloid from the ergot fungus in search of a new drug that would act on the brain to ...

A new study shows that LSD is highly effective at treating generalized anxiety disorder for up to 12 weeks with just a single dose. And it is fast-acting.

A phase 3 trial is still needed. However, if a single dose of LSD does work for 12 weeks, then this is truly remarkable. We could be on the verge of a new era of treatments for mental health problems.

Recognising LSD's therapeutic possibilities, Sandoz commercialised the drug from 1947. It was used to treat psychiatric patients who were in a reactionless state and for whom other drugs were no help.