How to Keep Patients Safe During an Adderall Shortage
(MedPage Today) -- The ongoing, prolonged prescription stimulant shortage in the U.S. is cause for alarm. In 2016, approximately 16 million patients were prescribed stimulants -- an increase of 250% over the preceding decade. Since the onset... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - February 28, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Op-ed: DEA and FDA rules exacerbate Adderall shortage
Josh Disbrow is chairman and chief executive officer of Aytu BioPharma, which makes a competing drug to treat ADHD called Adzenys XR-ODT. A nationwide shortage of Adderall has left many patients struggling to manage their attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD. From all…#joshdisbrow #aytubiopharma #adzenysxrodt #adderall #scheduleii #dea #adderallxr #fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden Administration Moves to Limit Telehealth Prescriptions for Some Drugs
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioid crisis.
The proposal could overhaul the way millions of Americans get some prescriptions after three years of relying on telehealth for doctor’s appointments by computer or phone during the pandemic.
The Drug Enforcement Administration said late Friday it plans to reinstate once longstanding federal requirements for powerful drugs that were waived once COVID-19 hit, en...
Source: TIME: Health - February 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AMANDA SEITZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST / AP Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news
Adderall users struggle with ongoing shortage while reason -- and resolution -- remain uncertain
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Source: CNN.com - Health - February 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kimmel Blames Trump for the Adderall Shortage: ‘I Think I Know Now Where It All Went’ (Video)
As more classified documents continue to show up at the houses of former and current leaders, the twice impeached former President Donald Trump went on a long rant about it on Truth Social. Which prompted Jimmy Kimmel to blame Trump for the ongoing Adderall shortage. “I think I know where it all…#donaldtrump #truthsocial #jimmykimmel #trump #jimmykimmellive #southcarolina #nikkihaley #gestapo #fbi #unlikenoraidsofbiden (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The forgotten victims of the Adderall shortage
Dion Lee/Vox People with narcolepsy need stimulants, too. But many pharmacy shelves are empty. Kelsey can’t do her job without her medication. The resident physician in Wisconsin, who is in her early 30s, takes the generic version of a stimulant called Concerta to treat her narcolepsy as well as…#kelsey #wisconsin #concerta #ritalin #narcolepsy #keithharper #narcolepsynetwork #tiktok #rem #hypersomnia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Robinhood to buy back Bankman-Fried ’s seized 7.6% stake
Key Takeaways Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX co-founder Gary Wang bought a 7.6% stake in Robinhood last May Purchased for close to half a billion, the funds were raised via a loan from sister trading firm Alameda Research In November, FTX was revealed to be insolvent, after it sent customer assets to…#keytakeaways #sambankmanfried #ftx #garywang #robinhood #alamedaresearch #alameda #adderall #luna #bankmanfried (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Former Certified Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Drug Diversion and Health Care Fraud
FDA OCI, Larry J. Goisse, Pittsburgh, PA, sentence, drug diversion, health care fraud, indictment, drug diversion, health care fraud, former, certified, nurse practitioner, illegal, Rx, prescription, Adderall, revoked state license, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 2, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Ritalin Drug Shortage Explained: Low Supplies Of Adderall And Prescription Startups Fueled Crisis
Ritalin is the latest attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication in short supply—after a months-long Adderall shortage—leaving patients who rely on these drugs to manage daily symptoms without proper treatment. Shortages of Adderall, a medication used to treat attention deficit…#ritalin #shortagesofadderall #concerta #fda #adderall #tevapharmaceuticals #tevaadderall #alvogen #johnsonjohnson #novartis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Granules gets USFDA's nod for Amphetamine capsules
Amphetamine is bioequivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Adderall XR extended-release capsules of Takeda Pharmaceuticals. This product will be manufactured at Granules manufacturing facility in Chantilly, Virginia, and is expected to be launched shortly, according to a company statement shared with stock exchanges. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - January 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Cell phone video game helping wean ADHD children off Adderall could be downloadable in US in MONTHS
The StarRuckus app uses video-style games to generate ADHD likelihood percentages in under half an hour with 93 percent accuracy, Korean digital therapeutics company eMotiv claims. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How the pandemic fueled America's Adderall addiction: One in EIGHT people are on ADHD prescription
Some 41million Americans are currently using the drug, estimates suggest, a surge of 16 percent from before the pandemic. Telemedicine companies have driven the rise. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DEA alleges Truepill illegally dispensed thousands of prescription stimulants
The Drug Enforcement Administration says the digital pharmacy wrongfully distributed thousands of prescription stimulants for ADHD, including Adderall. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - December 19, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 -- Shortages of the ADHD drug Adderall are expected to continue for months, forcing families to scramble for ways to deal with their children ' s attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
The shortage has caused headaches... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 13, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Empty pharmacy shelves shine a light on vulnerabilities in US drug supplies
Scarcity of several high-profile prescription drugs, such as the antibiotic amoxicillin and the ADHD treatment Adderall, have had some patients searching pharmacies and rationing pills, and now parents in some areas are having to hunt to find over-the-counter pain- and fever-reducing medications for their sick kids. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - December 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
