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Australia led the way on prescription psychedelics. Now the field is at a crossroads

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23 August 2026

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Australia

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Fusion42 · 23 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Australia's 2023 rescheduling of psilocybin and MDMA to allow prescription by authorised psychiatrists has sparked a race to establish psychedelic clinics for mental health treatment, signaling a shift in therapeutic approaches as US regulatory approvals for similar drugs approach.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Health.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Australia’s drug rescheduling opens a new mental health treatment market via psychedelic clinics, launching fresh commercial opportunities and regulatory challenges you can act on now.

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