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Drug Approval
In 2006, Daytrana was approved as the first skin patch medication for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Daytrana contains methylphenidate, the same drug used in Ritalin pills.
Drug Warning
- All ADHD stimulant medications now carry warnings that patients with a history of structural heart problems, high blood pressure, or disturbances in heart rhythm (arrhythmia) should not use these drugs. These warnings appear on the prescribing labels of methylph...
Expert & Community Posts
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 »
New Changes in How Doctors Can Prescribe Stimulants
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert...Adderall, Concerta- medications often used to treat ADHD- fall under this category. The DEA (The... Read more »
Frequently Asked Questions About ADHD Medications
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertThe use of medication to treat symptoms of ADHD brings with it many questions and concerns from... Read more »
Considering ADHD meds? Have a Heart Check First
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...explicit: Before you give kids stimulant meds for ADHD, make sure their heart health is checked.... Read more »
More - A Patient Speaks: I Hate Meds
By John McManamy , Health Expert...people agree."Trust me, Sunnyday, We're all on your side.In my sharepost, I asked Sunnyday to... Read more »
Health Guide
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Treatment
...(Ritalin), and cognitive-behavioral therapy is proving to be the best option for treatment of children with ADHD.In 1999, a large study compared medication, behavior therapy, a combination of... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Medications
Several medications are available to treat ADHD.Psychostimulants: Methylphenidate (Ritalin) and Similar DrugsPsychostimulants are the primary drugs used to treat ADHD. Although these drugs... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Risk Factors
In the U.S., the number of diagnosed cases of ADHD in children increased from 1990 to 1996, from nearly 950,000 to over 2.4 million. As of 2004, about 4.5 million children between the... Read more »References
Barrett-Connor E, Mosca L, Collins P, Geiger MJ, Grady D, Kornitzer M, et al. Effects of raloxifene on cardiovascular events and breast cancer in postmenopausal women. N Engl J Med. 2006 Jul... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Other Treatments
Other TreatmentsDietary ApproachesA number of diets have been suggested for people with ADHD. Several well-conducted studies have failed to support dietary effects of sugar and food additives on... Read more »
Medications
...atomoxetine for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may experience worsening of... Read more »
...Methylphenidate may help lessen inattention and hyperactivity ADHD symptoms such as not paying... Read more »
...Methylphenidate may help lessen inattention and hyperactivity ADHD symptoms such as not paying... Read more »
...Methylphenidate may help lessen inattention and hyperactivity ADHD symptoms such as not paying... Read more »
...Methylphenidate may help lessen inattention and hyperactivity ADHD symptoms such as not paying... Read more »
Related News
Video Games for ADHD
May 05, 2008SAN JOSE, Calif. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- As much as 6 percent of the American population has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a... Read summary »
Study questions effectiveness of ADHD meds
March 27, 2009A large federal study has re-ignited the debate on the effectiveness of ADHD medications. In a follow-up to a study published in 1999, researchers... Read summary »
Hallucinations a rare side effect of ADHD meds
January 26, 2009A review of 49 clinical trials has found that some children do experience a hallucination while on ADHD drugs, but experts say the side effect is... Read summary »
Ditching Epilepsy Meds is Dangerous
July 01, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Statistics show up to 50 percent of people with epilepsy fail to take their anti-seizure medications according to doctor's... Read summary »
Heating Up Asthma
October 11, 2006PHILADELPHIA (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- "I didn't learn to ride a bike until I was 12," Carol Burke says. "I never learned how to swim." Burke has... Read summary »
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