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Kim Pc Kuypers

5 papers in the library · 67 citations · publishing 2020-2025

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Low to moderate doses of 3-methylmethcathinone (3-MMC) produce analgesic effects in healthy volunteers: a proof of principle study with a designer drug

Psychopharmacology April 30, 2025 Johannes G. Ramaekers, Johannes T. Reckweg, Natasha L. Mason et al. 4 citations

3-Methylmethcathinone (3-MMC) is a synthetic cathinone that has been scheduled in many jurisdictions after it appeared on the consumer market as a designer drug or "legal high". At present, there are no medical applications for synthetic cathinones, but in the past cathinone and other compounds that are structurally related to amphetamine have been evaluated and recognized for their intrinsic...

Knowledge gaps in psychedelic medicalisation: Clinical studies and regulatory aspects.

Neurosci Appl January 11, 2024 Drummond E-Wen Mcculloch, Matthias E. Liechti, Kim Pc Kuypers et al. 10 citations

Psychedelic drugs including psilocybin and LSD are undergoing clinical trials for a range of psychiatric and neurological conditions, and have particularly shown substantial promise in phase 2 studies of depression. In this article we outline key knowledge gaps that may be imperative for a successful implementation of psychedelic drugs as medicines as identified by members of the European...

Mephedrone and Alcohol Interactions in Humans

Frontiers in Pharmacology January 28, 2020 Esther Papaseit, Clara Pérez‐mañá, Elizabeth B. de Sousa Fernandes Perna et al. 27 citations

Mephedrone (4-MMC, mephedrone) is a synthetic cathinone derivative included in the class of new psychoactive substances. It is commonly used simultaneously with alcohol (ethanol). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the interactions on subjective, cardiovascular and hormone effects and pharmacokinetics between mephedrone and alcohol in humans. Eleven male volunteers participated as...

Actions speak louder than words: Towards measuring real-world behaviour change in psychedelic research

Sarah Roche, Kim Pc Kuypers, Joana Wensing et al. preprint

The therapeutic and societal promise often attributed to psychedelic drugs implies meaningful change in real-world behaviour, yet such change is rarely measured directly. Across psychedelic research, outcomes are typically assessed using symptom scales, self-reported psychological states, or retrospective judgments of change, which may capture subjective improvement but do not by themselves...