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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

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Canada revises ADHD drug labels to include agitation, hallucinations

October 02, 2008
Health Canada is revising the labels and prescribing information for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs to include warnings about "psychiatric adverse events." ADHD drugs have been linked to side effects like agitation and hallucinations in children. Some doctors say the side effects are nothing new and that Health Canada is revising the labels because ADHD drugs have become so widely used. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Study Questions Effectiveness of ADHD Meds
By CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD , Health Expert

...article about the effectiveness and side effects of ADHD medication is circulating in the media.... Read more »

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New Research Raises Questions About Long Term Effectiveness of ADHD Medications
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...raised about not only the long term effectiveness of ADHD medications but on the integrity of... Read more »

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FDA Recommends Continuing Medication Based on Limitations on New Study
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...medication.   An article, "FDA Cites Limitations of ADHD Drug Study", [2009, June 16, Jared... Read more »

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Considering ADHD meds? Have a Heart Check First
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...Metadate ER or CD. Also included is the non-stimulant ADHD drug Strattera. See our page on ADHD... Read more »

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Stimulant Medication Abuse for Weight Loss
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

  Parents of children with ADHD are frequently concerned about one of the major side effects of... Read more »

Health Guide

ADHD and Cardiovascular Risk
...Retrieved November 09, 2006, from National Institute of Mental Health. Nissen,MD, Steven (2006, April 6). ADHD Drugs and Cardiovascular Risk. The New England Journal of Medicine, 354:1445-1448,... Read more »
ADHD: Highlights
...now requiring makers of ADHD medications to warn patients of potential heart and psychiatric risks.ADHD Drugs and Emergency Room VisitsAccording to researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease... Read more »
ADHD Issues: How is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) treated?
...therapies. No single ADHD medicine or treatment for ADHD is the answer for any particular patient. ADHD drug therapy includes: Stimulants. Stimulants are the mainstay of ADHD treatment. This... Read more »
ADHD and Substance Abuse
...addition, a study showed that of adults seeking medical treatment for addictions, 10% to 20% had ADD/ADHD. Substance abuse impacts every aspect of someone’s life. It can interfere with... Read more »
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Medications
...study reported that over 3,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms due to side effects from ADHD drugs. Sixty-one percent of these visits involved accidental ingestion or... Read more »

Medications

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...disorder (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-ADHD) in children older than 6 years. It is... Read more »

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...disorders (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD) as part of a total treatment plan... Read more »

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...control attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It may help to increase the ability to... Read more »

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...to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as part of a total treatment plan,... Read more »

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...disorders (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD) as part of a total treatment plan... Read more »

Related News

Pharmacist: Doctors already knew about "new" ADHD drug risks
October 02, 2008

Amid controversy surrounding the way the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) handled recent changes to labels for attention-deficit/hyperactivity... Read summary »

ADHD drugs like Concerta, Strattera to carry strong new warnings
October 02, 2008

Federal drug regulators have ordered that strong warnings be placed on the labels of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs like... Read summary »

New ADHD drug gets second-round approval from FDA
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given second-round approval to NRP104, a new medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder... Read summary »

Upset stomach from ADD and ADHD drugs
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Despite doctor claims that attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs, such as Concerta, Ritalin, and... Read summary »

Doctors begin study of alcohol and ADHD drugs like Concerta
October 02, 2008

The role that alcohol plays in the way attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs like Ritalin and Concerta work is the subject of a new... Read summary »