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Medical Eligibility Checklist

A non-prescriptive way to organize the screening questions, records, and risk factors that should be addressed before any lawful ibogaine or noribogaine study or referral.

This checklist does not diagnose, clear, or recommend anyone for treatment. Eligibility and urgency require an independent physician’s assessment.
Close view suggesting careful medical record review before an ibogaine evaluation

What a careful pre-treatment review should cover

Ibogaine and noribogaine discussions warrant particular attention to cardiac, metabolic, psychiatric, reproductive, and acute medical factors. A lawful study or referral process should be able to explain what it needs to review and why.

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    Cardiac history, ECG, and QT risk

    A review should include cardiac history, fainting or palpitations, relevant family history, and a current ECG when clinically indicated. QT interval concerns matter because drug-induced QT prolongation can increase the risk of serious rhythm disturbances; the FDA’s discussion of QT-related arrhythmia risk illustrates why clinicians pay close attention to medicines and conditions that can affect cardiac repolarization. An abnormal rhythm finding, a concerning QT result, unexplained syncope, or a significant cardiac history would typically call for exclusion or specialist review rather than casual clearance.

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    Liver, renal, and electrolyte labs

    Recent laboratory records commonly help establish whether liver function, kidney function, and electrolytes require further evaluation. Markedly abnormal results, active organ injury, or electrolyte disturbances may be reasons to defer participation or seek additional clinical input. Bring the actual reports, including collection dates and reference ranges, instead of relying on a verbal summary.

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    Medication, opioid, and substance review

    Provide every prescribed medicine, over-the-counter product, supplement, recent medication change, and current substance exposure. Particular scrutiny is appropriate for QT-prolonging medicines, opioids, and medicines that may alter metabolism or withdrawal timing. The NIH LiverTox overview of drug-induced liver injury is one reason a complete medication history can matter when abnormal liver tests are being considered. Do not stop, taper, or switch medicines based on a checklist; those decisions need the clinician who manages the prescription.

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    Psychiatric history and current stability

    An assessment should account for current symptoms, prior episodes of psychosis or mania, suicide risk, psychiatric treatment, and the person’s available support. Acute psychiatric instability, impaired ability to consent, or a history that raises concern for destabilization may prompt exclusion, deferral, or a request for specialist evaluation. A screening conversation should make room for uncertainty rather than pressure a person toward a result.

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    Pregnancy and acute medical exclusions

    Pregnancy testing is a standard question where pregnancy is possible, alongside a review for acute infection, intoxication, uncontrolled withdrawal, chest pain, seizure activity, severe dehydration, or other urgent symptoms. Any acute medical issue can change the appropriate next step. Immediate symptoms should be directed to urgent or emergency care, not a treatment screening pathway.

Documented measures matter

Ask what would pause the process

Useful screening is transparent about measures that may trigger exclusion, delay, or a referral for further review. That can include an ECG with concerning QT or rhythm findings, substantially abnormal liver or renal measures, problematic electrolyte results, an unresolved medication interaction, pregnancy, or acute medical or psychiatric instability.

There is no responsible universal number that an informational page can use to declare someone eligible. Interpretation depends on the full clinical picture, the laboratory’s own ranges, repeat testing where appropriate, and an independent clinician’s judgment. The clinical purpose of electrocardiography is to record electrical activity of the heart—not to substitute an internet checklist for medical interpretation.

“A useful answer is sometimes: pause, gather better information, and ask an independent physician.”

Eligibility is not a self-assessment

Calm setting for organizing medical records and preparing questions for an independent physician

Prepare for a real evaluation

Bring records that can be checked

Organizing records does not make a person eligible; it helps an independent physician see what is known, what is missing, and what needs clarification. Dates matter. So do original reports, medication names and doses, and details of recent changes.

  • Recent ECG report and any cardiology notes
  • Recent laboratory reports with reference ranges
  • Current and recently stopped medicines, supplements, and doses
  • Relevant hospital, emergency, or specialist records
  • Psychiatric care history and current treatment contacts
  • A concise timeline of acute symptoms or recent health changes

When speaking with a physician, ask which records are sufficient, which findings need follow-up, and whether a specialist should interpret any result. Lumaquay’s care-planning resources can help frame practical questions without presenting a provider referral as medical approval.

Questions to keep clear

Eligibility is a conversation, not a checkbox

Use this page to prepare, then take individualized questions to an independent physician. For questions about regulated access and lawful study pathways, the legal and access overview provides separate context.

What does an ECG review look for?

An ECG may be used to review heart rhythm, conduction findings, and QT-related concerns. A clinician determines what any result means and whether further review is needed. A prior “normal” result does not necessarily answer questions about current medicines, current health, or changes over time.

Why should medication lists include recent changes?

A complete list gives an independent physician a clearer basis for reviewing interaction risks, withdrawal timing, and questions that require specialist input. Include medicines that were recently stopped as well as those currently taken; do not make medication changes to fit an anticipated screening process.

Can an information checklist establish eligibility?

No. A checklist can help organize questions and records, but it cannot establish medical eligibility or replace individualized clinical assessment. This is especially important where cardiac symptoms, psychiatric concerns, pregnancy, organ disease, or acute illness may be involved.

Keep the next step independent

Bring questions, records, and room for a careful answer.

If a concern cannot be clarified, pause. A responsible process should welcome independent medical review and should not ask anyone to disregard symptoms, test results, or prescribed care.

Consider continuity of care