No End in Sight for National ADHD Drug Shortage No End in Sight for National ADHD Drug Shortage
Nearly 18 months after the FDA first acknowledged a national shortage of Adderall, there is now a widespread scarcity of multiple ADHD medications — with no end in sight.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Where's My Adderall? Stubborn Drug Shortage Spurs Federal Inquiry, as Founders Fret
For entrepreneurs who rely on ADHD medication--brand-name and generic alike--to help them focus, supply chain shortages and rising prices could negatively impact their ability to perform. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In Utero Rx Stimulant Exposure Not Tied to Later Neurodevelopmental Issues
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 --Amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate exposure in utero does not appear to increase the risk for childhood neurodevelopmental disorders, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
More Adults Sought ADHD Drugs During the Pandemic
Prescriptions for ADHD treatments surged among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to fuel lingering shortages that frustrate parents and doctors.
New prescriptions for stimulants used to treat the condition jumped for young adults and women during a two-year window after the pandemic hit in March 2020, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry.
Prescriptions also soared for nonstimulant treatments for adults of all ages, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration researchers found.
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is one of the ...
Source: TIME: Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TOM MURPHY and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Rush to Mars:'Workers took Adderall, slept in bathrooms at Elon Musk's SpaceX '
Ever since Elon Musk co-founded SpaceX in 2002, his dynamic and innovative approach to entrepreneurship has been a major attraction for young, talented professionals. Many employees at SpaceX have shared their enthusiasm for joining the company, drawn by its competitive edge over rivals and…#elonmusk #traviscarson #fahrenheit #mars #tommoline #spacexelon #spacex #brownsville #leblanc #hawthorne (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
SpaceX workers reportedly took Adderall and IV fluids, and some slept in the bathroom, to keep up with Elon Musk's deadlines
Leon Neal/Getty Images and CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images SpaceX workers reportedly put in over 80-hour work weeks in Elon Musk's race to colonize Mars. A Reuters investigation looked at 600 work injuries at SpaceX from 2014 to present. Musk has long been known for his "maniacal sense of…#leonnealgettyimages #elonmusk #mars #traviscarson #brownsville #iv #osha #joeraedlegettyimages #tommoline #reutersmusk (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
America's Adderall shortage 'is driving ADHD patients to use METH' - as Britney Spears' ex says he feared she'd overdose on prescription drug
The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) announced an official Adderall shortage in October 2022, but people are still struggling to get their hands on the medication a year later. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One Year Later, Where ’s All the Adderall?
The U.S. is facing a mystery of missing Adderall—one for which nobody has an answer.
Oct. 12 marked one year since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s formal announcement that pharmaceutical companies were unable to produce enough Adderall, one of the common amphetamine-based medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As a result, many of the 41 million ADHD patients nationwide who rely on the drug daily to stay focused and reduce impulsive behavior have faced refill delays and empty inventories at their pharmacies.
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Source: TIME: Health - October 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried got shady doctor to prescribe Adderall as judge denies greater access to pills during trial
None Sam Bankman-Fried's defense attorneys say he doesn't have enough Adderall. • None Before the trial began, they had written to the judge asking for "uninterrupted access" to the drug. • None They argued Monday that SBF still isn't getting enough medicine, asking the court to take a half day.…#nonesambankmanfried #sbf #sambankmanfried #daniellesassoon #lewiskaplan #bankmanfried #bureauofprisons #brooklyn #sassoon #markcohen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bankman-Fried Asks for Access to Medication in Ongoing Trial
Disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded for access to his long-release Adderall in a late-night plea to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan Sunday, per a CNBC report Monday (Oct. 16). The controversial trial, which is ongoing in federal court in New York, stands to decide the future of…#sambankmanfried #lewiskaplan #bankmanfried #markcohen #nishadsingh #ftx #carolineellison #alamedaresearch #alameda #adderall10 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers say he needs more Adderall to concentrate in court
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images SBF's lawyers are petitioning the court to grant him access to more Adderall during his trial. Lawyers said he wouldn't be able "to concentrate at the level he ordinarily would" without it. They suggested adjourning the trial for…#ftx #sambankmanfried #angelaweissafp #gettyimagessbf #lawyers #bankmanfried #newyorker #lewiskaplan #brooklyn #markcohen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sam Bankman-Fried ’s lawyers request Adderall for the FTX founder as he decides whether to testify
As the criminal trial for Sam Bankman-Fried enters its third week, lawyers for the disgraced crypto founder are haggling to expand his access to the ADHD medication Adderall. In a court filing late on Sunday, one of Bankman-Fried's attorneys, Mark Cohen, wrote that the struggle to provide his…#sambankmanfried #bankmanfried #markcohen #lewiskaplan #carolineellison #brooklyn #bureauofprisons #ftx #cto #garywang (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sam Bankman-Fried Needs More Adderall To Focus, Claims Lawyers
Lawyers representing FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried have asked the judge presiding over the trial for long release Adderall, claiming he is having a tough time concentrating during his trial. Bankman-Fried’s attorneys have stated that if a solution isn’t found, they would like to ask that the trial…#ftx #sambankmanfried #lewiskaplan #bankmanfried #markcohen #bureauofprisons #alamedaresearch (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
SBF Trial: Lawyers argue Bankman-Fried needs more Adderall in order to participate in trial
According to a recent court letter, Samuel Bankman-Fried has reportedly faced difficulties concentrating during his ongoing criminal trial due to being denied access to his prescribed ADHD medication. As Cohen & Gresser LLP stated in a letter to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan dated Oct. 15, Bankman-Fried…#samuelbankmanfried #cohengresserllp #lewisakaplan #bankmanfried #bureauofprisons #aba #standard #ftx #ussupremecourt #cryptoslate (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
SBF on trial: The man blamed for crypto ’s collapse is about to get his day in court
The week before his trial starts, disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried huddles with lawyers, subsists on peanut butter—and asks the judge for more Adderall. Inside the Metropolitan Detention Center, the Brooklyn jail where he is being held, Sam Bankman-Fried, once the head of a multibillion-dollar…#ftx #sambankmanfried #brooklyn #alamedaresearch #bankmanfried #readfullstory (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news