According to recent reports, the controversial drug Ritalin is beginning to be phased out of the marketplace in favor of a powerful blend of amphetamines known as Adderall. Adderall is reported to be twice as potent as Ritalin (like crack is to cocaine?) and was originally marketed as an obesity drug in Canada. Adderall is
The January 8th issue of the British Medical Journal reports that two thirds of children in a recent study, in European hospitals have received unlicensed drugs. The practice of prescribing drugs that have not been approved for use in children is widespread, European researchers report. There is a considerable concern in both Europe and the United States about the use of “unlicensed or off label drugs in children.”
Nicholas Regush of ABCNEWS.com reports that “Attention Deficit” may not be the real problem. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, prescriptions for methylpenidate, know as Ritalin, increased more than 60 percent between 1990 and 1996.
Medical doctors are seeing more visits of youngsters diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a report published in the December issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.The proportion of youth visits to physicians that were for ADHD increased steadily from 1989 to 1996, and so did the number of visits that involved
Colorado Discourages ADHD Drugs – Educators Buck Treatment Trend Jillian Lloyd, Christian Science Monitor – Colorado’s education board is now urging schools to rely more on effective classroom discipline and less on medication for unruly kids, and the move has catapulted the state to the forefront of an intense debate over the use of behavioral
According to recent reports, the controversial drug Ritalin is beginning to be phased out of the marketplace in favor of a powerful blend of amphetamines known as Adderall. Adderall is reported to be twice as potent as Ritalin (like crack is to cocaine?) and was originally marketed as an obesity drug in Canada. Adderall is
The January 8th issue of the British Medical Journal reports that two thirds of children in a recent study, in European hospitals have received unlicensed drugs. The practice of prescribing drugs that have not been approved for use in children is widespread, European researchers report. There is a considerable concern in both Europe and the United States about the use of “unlicensed or off label drugs in children.”
Nicholas Regush of ABCNEWS.com reports that “Attention Deficit” may not be the real problem. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, prescriptions for methylpenidate, know as Ritalin, increased more than 60 percent between 1990 and 1996.
Medical doctors are seeing more visits of youngsters diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a report published in the December issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.The proportion of youth visits to physicians that were for ADHD increased steadily from 1989 to 1996, and so did the number of visits that involved
Colorado Discourages ADHD Drugs – Educators Buck Treatment Trend Jillian Lloyd, Christian Science Monitor – Colorado’s education board is now urging schools to rely more on effective classroom discipline and less on medication for unruly kids, and the move has catapulted the state to the forefront of an intense debate over the use of behavioral