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http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=15131
Reduced Doses of Medication Beneficial to Preschoolers with ADHD
Excerpts:
The 70-week, six-site study was funded by the National Institute of Mental
Health
and was described in several articles in the November 2006 issue of the
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Methylphenidate is the most commonly prescribed medication to treat children
diagnosed with ADHD. But its use for children younger than 6 years has not
been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. And until PATS, very few
studies--and no large-scale ones--have been conducted to collect reliable,
consistent data to help guide practitioners treating preschoolers with ADHD.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.a...4-23289,00.html
ADHD drug risk for kids
Excerpts:
MAKERS of drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have
been ordered to strengthen risk warnings after some child users suffered
heart problems and depression.
The Senate has heard that the Therapeutic Goods Administration received more
than 200 complaints about medications including Ritalin, Strattera and
dexamphetamine.
The TGA responded by asking manufacturers to include more information with
medications and in information sheets sent to doctors.
In March, The Australian revealed that children as young as five had
suffered strokes, heart attacks, convulsions and hallucinations from taking
ADHD medication.
In an answer to a question on notice tabled in the Senate, Health Minister
Tony Abbott revealed the TGA had received 123 reports of adverse reactions
involving ritalin, including complaints that it caused headache, nausea,
anorexia, somnolence and depression.
There were 23 reports about atomoxetine, sold under the brand name
Strattera, including four of aggression in users.
There were 60 reports about dexamphetamine, including seven of agitation,
five of tachycardia (rapid heartbeat) and four reports each of hypertonia
(abnormally tight muscles), hyperkinesia (muscle spasm) and insomnia.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegra...5006009,00.html
ADHD drugs for Ice addicts
A SYDNEY hospital will treat Ice addicts with ADHD drugs as the Government
battles with the rising amphetamine epidemic.
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