Archive for August, 2008
ADD/ADHD Daytrana Patch Recalled
Posted by: | CommentsDo you or your child take the Daytrana patch for ADD/ADHD? If you do you need to know that the company that manufactures this drug, Noven Pharmaceuticals, is recalling two lot numbers.
First, let me say that the problem is not due to product safety issues, but rather with the packaging itself. The foil packaging does not meet “release liner removal specification.â€
Concerta in New Zealand
Posted by: | CommentsPharmac has just announced that it will now cover the once daily Concerta for ADHD.
You can read the news release here.
Concerta is a once daily, long acting medication for ADHD.
Prior to this, Pharmac was only funding the generic Rubifen for ADHD, and occasionally it would cover the name brand Ritalin, as described here.
More Older Children Being Diagnosed with ADD/ADHD
Posted by: | CommentsCheck out this story that ran on the Time online news site July 23. The magazine reports that an increasing number of older children are being diagnosed with ADD/ADHD – a trend that appears to baffle some of the nation’s public health officials.
ADHD in PEI
Posted by: | CommentsThe Learning Disability Association of Prince Edward Island, and the United Way are putting together a program to help kids with ADHD and Learning Disabilities. You can read the news report here.
ADHD & Video Games: The Positive and The Addiction
Posted by: | CommentsThe Positive:
Looking for a way to increase your child’s self-esteem?
Lots of parents of children with ADHD are. And now, here’s a simple way, according to one study, that is. Let them enjoy those playing those video games now and then.
