Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million children aged 3 ...

SaveHealth reports that choosing ADHD medications involves understanding stimulant vs. nonstimulant types, side effects, ...

Last year almost 4,000 prescriptions for ADHD medication were issued by private clinics to people in Northern Ireland, up ...

ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.

New research suggests that prescription stimulants for ADHD don't actually improve attention directly. They work on different pathways in the brain that support attention. .

A pharmacist found sedative tablets in a bottle of Zenzedi, which is a stimulant and has the opposite effect on the body. Azurity Pharmaceuticals has recalled an ADHD and narcolepsy medication after ...

A recent executive order has sparked widespread concern about the availability of medications treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a condition that affects more than 22 million ...

Doctors in the UK are increasingly concerned that a global shortage of ADHD drugs is leading to children going without medication and missing school, and adults self-medicating with alcohol instead.

Medication helps many children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but it's not a cure-all, as our survey of 934 parents revealed. We found that most of the families turned to ...

These evidence-based approaches help adults with attention challenges thrive in daily life without pharmaceutical interventions. Living with adult attention-deficit ...

A popular medication for ADHD and narcolepsy has been recalled after the pharmaceutical company discovered that the bottles had been swapped for an antihistamine drug. Azurity Pharmaceuticals ...