Adderall Medication for Attention Deficit Disorder

Adderall is a stimulant medication used in the treatment of attention deficit disorder in both children and adults.

Made from a combination of four amphetamine compounds, Adderall is useful because it covers a broad range of attention deficit disorder symptoms, and because it is a "one a day" dosing. A child with attention deficit disorder usually has to take only one dose of adderall per day to get through school and get his homework done. Read more of the article...

Update on Vyvanse as a New ADHD Medication

A couple of months ago we reported that Shire Pharmaceuticals was looking to receive approval on their third medication for the treatment of ADHD named VYVANSE, and now they are receiving it from the FDA.

This new ADHD medication will go along with Shire's two other products for ADHD, Daytrana, a methylphenadate patch worn by children on the hip, and the somewhat controversial ADDerall XR. All three products are once per day dosing.

The product is expected to be on the market by the summer of 2007, and is expected to generate a lot of money for Shire. Read more of the article...

Shire Pays Huge Money for New River and Vyvanse

What is DAYTRANA? New ADHD Medication

Is the "Daytrana patch" a Good Choice for You?

Last summer Shire Pharmaceuticals came out with their new version of methylphenidate, called DAYTRANA. It is the first and only patch, or transdermal medication approved to treat the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

DAYTRANA is methylphenidate (generic name for Ritalin) in a patch, which makes it a very convenient delivery system (one a day dosing).

The response from parents has been mixed. Read more of the article...

FDA Hearings on Ritalin: Black Box Labeling Recommendation for ADHD Medications in Debate

On February 9, 2006, the FDA’s standing Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee was tasked for the morning to study ADHD medications to see if there was a link between the stimulant medications and an increased risk of sudden death or serious cardiovascular problems from taking the medications.

The FDA also tasked the Committed with considering ways of studying the drugs without putting patients at risk. Read more of the article...

Just the mention of the name "Ritalin" can cause a wide variety of emotional reactions among people.

Some love Ritalin as an ADHD medication, as they have seen it help a loved one, and will defend it forever.

Others hate it, and see it as a part of the plan of evil psychiatrists to try to drug children and take over the world (yes, really!). They will attack it whenever they can.

Most people simply don't know what to think. Read more of the article...