Psilocybin capsules (25 mg)
Licensed physicians should submit expanded access requests to Usona at EA@usonainstitute.org using the Usona Expanded Access Request Form. Requests for Expanded Access will be acknowledged within 5 business days of receipt. All Expanded Access use requests will be decided on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of Usona. All requests received will be reviewed anonymously by an internal Usona Committee to ensure patient safety and equality. The licensed treating physician must obtain, where applicable, all Ethics Review Board (ERB) or Institutional Review Board (IRB) approvals along with approval from the overseeing regulatory authority (e.g. FDA, EMA, Health Canada, etc.) prior to submission.
Expanded Access requests to Usona must meet ALL of the following criteria in order to be considered:
• The disease or condition for which use is requested is serious or life-threatening;
• The patient is ineligible or not able to participate in a clinical trial for the requested use and all approved treatment options have been exhausted without success and no satisfactory alternative treatment is available as determined by the requesting licensed physician;
• The requesting physician is a licensed physician and is authorized to deliver treatment as outlined in the request;
• There is sufficient clinical evidence to inform the safe use of the investigational drug under the requested use (at the requested dose and frequency of treatment);
• There is sufficient clinical evidence to suggest the requested use is expected to provide a potential clinical benefit to the patient (at the requested dose and frequency of treatment);
• The requested use would not negatively impact or interfere with active clinical trials or drug development programs of the applicable investigational drug;
• The treating physician has received approval by their overseeing regulatory authority (e.g. FDA, EMA, etc.) and where applicable, any Ethics Review Board (ERB) or Institutional Review Board (IRB) approvals
• The requested use complies with all applicable laws, rules and regulations;
• The requested use complies with Usona’s policies, including strict adherence to the ‘Usona Expanded Access Set and Setting Manual’;
• There is an adequate supply of the requested investigational drug available for the requested use.
Please note that Usona is only able to respond to Expanded Access requests from licensed physicians. Additional requirements apply to Expanded Access use of controlled substances, including specific personnel and facility requirements for expanded access use of drugs of the psychedelic drug class.