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r/psychopharmacology↗

News, peer-reviewed academic articles, and discussion of drugs that act on the central nervous system, with a particular focus on new drugs.

22k subscribers60 posts / mo in Sep 202654 authors / mosince 2008

r/psychopharmacology has 22k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 60 posts a month from 54 people. Top topics: FDA Drug Approvals, Addiction Stories & Insights and Psilocybin Research & Therapy.

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How r/psychopharmacology has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%in 12 months · +4.1% in 3 months · +1.5% in 1 month
Sep 202622k
Growing22k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Sep 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+329%vs Sep 2025 · +35% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202660
BusierPeaked at 181 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/psychopharmacology

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. FDA Drug Approvals1.0%
  2. Addiction Stories & Insights0.2%
  3. Psilocybin Research & Therapy0.2%

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