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COMPARING PHARMACOLOGIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER IN CHILDREN
In October 2011, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published a comparative effectiveness review on pharmacologic, psychosocial, and behavioral interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in preschool and primary school children. In this online continuing education activity, … Continue reading
ADHD Medication Shortages
A request from Ruth Hughes, PhD, CHADD CEO and Robert Tudisco, JD, CHADD Public Policy Committee As you know, CHADD is very concerned about the current shortage of medications to treat ADHD. No one seems to have a good handle … Continue reading
MANY YOUNG CHILDREN OVERDOSING FROM MEDICINES AT HOME: NEW EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REMINDS PARENTS TO KEEP MEDICATION “UP AND AWAY AND OUT OF SIGHT”
Each year, one of every 150 two–year–olds visits an emergency department in the United States for an unintentional medication overdose, most often after finding and eating or drinking medicines without adult supervision. To inform parents and caregivers about safe medication … Continue reading
FDA Drug Safety Alert
SERIOUS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM REACTIONS POSSIBLE WHEN ZYVOX (LINEZOLID) GIVEN TO PATIENTS TAKING CERTAIN PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports of serious central nervous system (CNS) reactions when the antibacterial drug linezolid (Zyvox) is given … Continue reading
