Please 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. CADDAC, CADDRA and some BC Psychiatrists and doctors are organizing this. 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. BC PharmaCare helps low-income B.C. residents with the cost of eligible prescription drugs. 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. Find that the stimulants don’t work for you...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: ADD / ADHD Advocacy ADD / ADHD Medication BC Pharmacare Source Type: blogs