The Ball is in their court–Is FDA preparing to drop it?
On Wednesday, the FDA Pediatric Advisory Committee handed the agency a mixed message regarding warnings about selective list of
psychotropic drugs prescribed for treating ADHD symptoms.
2.5 Million US Children Prescribed Antipsychotics_ FDA ADHD–ADR Review
The Associated Press reports that a just released study that found that a staggering, two and half million children in the U.S. are being prescribed antipsychotics annually–that’s 40 out of every 1,000 children.
ADHD Drugs Addictive_NIDA study
"More than 7 million americans are estimated to have misused stimulant drugs."
ADHD Drug Risks: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Problems
"This is out-of-control use of drugs that have profound cardiovascular consequences. We have got a potential public health crisis. I think patients and families need to be made aware of these concerns."
Which is it—51 or 186 deaths linked to ADHD drugs?
Children have been dying from exposure to psychostimulant drugs as the FDA looked the other way:
Russian Roulette Medicine: More kids get multiple psychiatric drugs
Russian Roulette Medicine: More kids get multiple psychiatric drugs Wed, 3 Aug 2005 Stop the madness! Child psychiatrist, Joseph Penn, advises: “Parents shouldn’t passively accept whatever doctors recommend for children with behavior or psychiatric problems.” “We just don’t have the efficacy or safety data to back up what is common…
College Students Abuse of psychostimulants–Adderall / concerta / Ritalin
College Students Abuse of psychostimulants–Adderall / concerta / Ritalin Fri, 5 Aug 2005 The abuse of Ritalin and other prescribed amphetamine-like psychostimulant drugs by college students is spiralling as students have grown accustomed to rely on pills as a crutch for coping with pressure. Andrew Jacobs of the New York…
Tom Cruise re-ignited the debate about psychiatry–its false claims & drug hazards – Florida Medicaid restricts
Tom Cruise re-ignited the debate about psychiatry–its false claims & drug hazards – Florida Medicaid restricts Fri, 01 Jul 2005 Tom Cruise “kicked off a debate over a subject that a lot of people don’t feel comfortable discussing: whether Americans are too quick to turn to prescription drugs and whether…
UK Pharma Association Displaying Acute Anxiety / FDA approves Focalin XR for ADHD
UK Pharma Association Displaying Acute Anxiety / FDA approves Focalin XR for ADHD Tue, 14 Jun 2005 The good news is that British physicians are taking a more cautious approach and cutting down on their prescribing of drugs whose adverse side effects often do more harm than good. But the…
Canadian Regulators Withdraw ADD Drug Linked to 20 Sudden Deaths
Canadian Regulators Withdraw ADD Drug Linked to 20 Sudden Deaths Thu, 10 Feb 2005 Canadian regulators – but not the FDA – have withdrawn a Adderall, a pssychostimulant drug prescribed for children with so-called ADHD that has been linked to 20 sudden deaths linked to the drug – of which…
Children’s Mental Health in the 108th Congress: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Children’s Mental Health in the 108th Congress: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Wed, 15 Dec 2004 AHRP board member, Dr. Karen Effrem, provides a succinct overview of actions – the good, the bad, and the ugly–taken by the 108th Congress will have an impact on children’s health and…
Senator Says FDA Asked Canada NOT to Suspend Adderall, Drug used for ADHD – NYT
Senator Says FDA Asked Canada NOT to Suspend Adderall, Drug used for ADHD – NYT Fri, 11 Feb 2005 The New York Times reports that not only has the FDA failed to act to protect children and adults from a drug that has been linked to about 20 sudden deaths,…