Help Convince BC Pharmacare to Cover Long Term ADHD Medications for ADHD Adults And Children

Please tell BC Pharmacare and health minister Terry Lake why they should cover long-acting ADHD medications vs just the short acting ones. Deadline is June 1st, 2016. If you live in BC and have a family member with ADHD or have ADHD yourself and already know why this is important, have your say here now . Scroll down to “Therapeutic Review of ADHD Drugs” and chose “Patient Questionnaire” or “Caregiver Questionnaire.” Please follow the instructions carefully. If you are unsure why this is important, please read on. I called for BC Pharmacare to cover long-acting (10-13 hour) medications to happen a decade ago. Sadly, a decade later, in we’re not just behind the American’s on ADHD we’re behind most provinces too in BC, I’m doing it again. Problem: Currently BC Pharmacare only covers short-acting ADHD medications, Ritalin, and Dexedrine which only last for 2-3 hours.  If you are a child and you try and fail on both of them your doctor can apply to be covered for only one Methylphenidate product, Concerta. If you are one of the ADHD children that Methylphenidate doesn’t work for you and need an amphetamine based stimulant medication like Adderall, Adderall XR, or Vyvanse? The will refuse to help you. If you are an adult? BC Pharmacare will refuse to cover any long-term ADHD medications. Despite the huge economic costs of ADHD in adults and children for society. BC PharmaCare helps low-income B.C. residents with ...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: ADD / ADHD Advocacy ADD / ADHD Medication BC Pharmacare Source Type: blogs