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ADHD Developments

Started by Karoli · 7 months ago

The FDA has approved a new ADHD medication, Vyvanse for the treatment of ADHD. Those who follow ADHD news already know about this — it’s been in the news for a couple of days.
The interesting part of this particular medication approval is this: There are no new i ... Continue reading »

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  • Is this the same concept as Concerta (which I understand is a delayed-release Ritalin)?

    In the post you linked, I saw something I didn't realize -- that in clinical trials, they test drugs like this on known adult addicts to see the impact. (Quote: "given intravenously to adults with histories of stimulant abuse.") At first blush I had some concern about that, but the reality probably is that (a) they're already in trouble and (b) there's no alternative way to test the potential problems the drug could cause in the real world. Still, I would hope that they wouldn't pay people who are in recovery to participate in such trials. Active users, I can live with. I would hope that'd be an acceptable pool.

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