MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'adderall'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:07:35 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4762931&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fken-robinson-on-reforming-education.html via boingboing.netKen Robinson's presentation about reforming education is beautifully enhanced with RSA Animate's incredible illustrations. He believes ADHD is a "fictitious epidemic."Posted via email from Jack's posterous (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4762931 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:54:00 +0100 4762931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684761&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F7VtbjQj12Pw%2F Good morning, everyone. Another brand new day is on the way. Of course, this calls for a hearty cup of stimluation - our flavor today is Cinnamon Cream Swirl. Feel free to grab one yourself, or a bottle of water if you prefer, and join us as we peruse the news of the world. As always, we appreciate tips and hints and allegations. So send them our way. Meanwhile, have a great day and see you soon… J&J May Do $10B Deals To Bolster Growth (Bloomberg News) Synthetic Drugs Send Thousands To Emergency Rooms (Associated Press) Merck’s Dutch R&D Unit To Keep Some Jobs After All (Reuters) The Valent Pharma CEO And His Acquisition Binge (Bloomberg News) Where Are The ImClone Alumni? (Xconomy) FDA Approves Restless Legs Syndrome Med (Reuters) AstraZeneca Wins FDA Approval Of Thy... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684761 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:03:32 +0100 4684761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3633445&cid=t_92604_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fprescription-drugs-and-high-school-students%2F2010.06.06 A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that one in five U.S. high school students have taken a prescription drug that they didn’t get from their doctor. According to the 2009 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) that was released today from the CDC, the survey asked more than 16,000 high school students if they’ve ever taken a prescription drug such as Oxycontin, Percoset, Vicodin, Adderall, Ritalin and Xanax. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Health in 30* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3633445 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:00:16 +0100 3633445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494547&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Flouis-theroux-asks.html The Sun (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494547 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:47:00 +0100 3494547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254467&cid=t_92604_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F02%2F07%2Fyou-stupid-paper-card-is-just-that%2F Happy Super Bowl Day! I don’t watch much football. I’m a BASEBALL fan, myself, but I will get drunk and scre eat some wings with my wife. I know you’ve seen these stupid ass little paper cards floating around in magazines and periodicals. They are laid out like your standard insurance card, and they do a great job at tricking stupid people into thinking they are insurance cards. What I don’t understand is how someone could be so dense as to think that, “I bought a magazine / insurance policy last Tuesday. On Wednesday, I went to the pharmacy and got all my ’scripshuns filled up for free….that insurance I bought for $3.99 was awesome! Celebrex for free? DAAAYYYUUUMMM!” [You now hear and see me beating myself about the head with my stack of bat... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254467 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:04:34 +0100 3254467 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3248544&cid=t_92604_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F02%2F07%2Fyou-stupid-paper-card-is-just-that%2F Happy Super Bowl Day! I don’t watch much football. I’m a BASEBALL fan, myself, but I will get drunk and scre eat some wings with my wife. I know you’ve seen these stupid ass little paper cards floating around in magazines and periodicals. They are laid out like your standard insurance card, and they do a great job at tricking stupid people into thinking they are insurance cards. What I don’t understand is how someone could be so dense as to think that, “I bought a magazine / insurance policy last Tuesday. On Wednesday, I went to the pharmacy and got all my ’scripshuns filled up for free….that insurance I bought for $3.99 was awesome! Celebrex for free? DAAAYYYUUUMMM!” [You now hear and see me beating myself about the head with my stack of bat... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3248544 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:04:34 +0100 3248544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947140&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FF9Qz3KzoHTY%2F Another day, another subpoena. And the latest was sent to Shire last month by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, which is working with the US Attorney in Philadelphia. The focus of their interest is the sales and marketing practices for three ADHD drugs - Adderall XR, Daytrana and Vyvanse (see release). Specifics weren’t disclosed, but Shire has aggressively promoted Vyvanse, a follow-up to Adderall XR, which began facing generic competition last April, The Pink Sheet notes. The Vyvanse campaigns include coupons. For its part, Shire maintains there’s no evidence of wrongoing, according to The Wall Street Journal. And Shire ceo Angus Russell is taking it all in stride. After all, many of his larger rivals are reaching settlements on a reg... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947140 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:04:21 +0100 2947140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2380959&cid=t_92604_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FzzLOqwG8cs4%2F Round-up of April articles and news on neuroscience, brain development and cognitive health: Games for Health Conferences to host new Cognitive Health Track: For the first time, a new Cognitive Health track -Powered by SharpBrains- will cover eleven brain fitness and cognitive health topics during the 5th Annual Games for Health Conference. The current price is $379, with a 15% discount if you use code "sharp09" (without quotation) when you register Here. Details: June 11-12th at the Hyatt Harborside Hotel in Boston, MA. Bilingual Babies Get Head Start --- Before They Can Talk: - "Unlike the monolingual group, the bilingual group was able to successfully learn a new sound type and use it to predict where each character would pop up...The bilingual babies' skill applies to mo... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2380959 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:59:32 +0100 2380959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376819&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fscience-college-undergrads-agree.html Finally, all those college kids who have engaged in the ADHD stimulant drug (Adderall, Ritalin etc.) black market on campus have had their anecdotal evidence vindicated by a scientific study that proves that Adderall, et al helps students score higher on tests! This was reported by Reuters (see "Children who get ADHD drugs score higher on tests").If you think this study was funded by the drug industry, you are wrong. "The study was government-funded and did not have links to companies that make the drugs," claims Reuters.Strangely, a subhead of the article states "Tutoring, parental involvement also called key elements." Whew! For a minute I thought all my dinner discussions with and rewriting of essays for my sons were in vain!However, the article included no data to support the parental ... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376819 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:07:00 +0100 2376819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376434&cid=t_92604_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FEavTuUVhM1A%2F Several recent articles and news: Brain Gain: the underground world of “neuroenhancing” drugs‎ (The New Yorker) - "Alex remains enthusiastic about Adderall, but he also has a slightly jaundiced critique of it. “It only works as a cognitive enhancer insofar as you are dedicated to accomplishing the task at hand,” he said. “The number of times I’ve taken Adderall late at night and decided that, rather than starting my paper, hey, I’ll organize my entire music library! I’ve seen people obsessively cleaning their rooms on it.” Alex thought that generally the drug helped him to bear down on his work, but it also tended to produce writing with a characteristic flaw. “Often, I’ve looked back at papers I’ve written on Adderall, and they’re verbose. They’re belabo... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376434 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:59:05 +0100 2376434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2095851&cid=t_92604_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F01%2F11%2Fadderall-drug-price-up-20%2F If you’re a company and need people to stop using your old widget and start buying more of your new widget, what’s the best way to do that? If you’re a pharmaceutical company, you also need to keep manufacturing your old product (because hundreds of thousands of people still take it and so it still brings in a valuable revenue stream). In an ideal world, your new product (or medication) would be a cut above your old product — it would have fewer side effects and show much greater efficacy. But in the real world, the bar is set much lower. You only have to show similar efficacy (not better). And while side effects often appear fewer in initial drug trials, they always seem to increase over time and with increased usage of the new drug. So what’s a drug compa... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2095851 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:06 +0100 2095851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021730&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F478425382%2F Here’s an idea to debate: Healthy people should have the right to boost their brains with the same kind of pills that are prescribed for hyperactive kids or older adults with memory problems, several scientists contend in a commentary written in Nature. Part of the justification - college students already illegally use stimulants such as Ritalin to help them study. “We should welcome new methods of improving our brain function,” they write. “In a world in which human workspans and lifespans are increasing, cognitive enhancement tools - including the pharmacological - will be increasingly useful for improved quality of life and extended work productivity, as well as to stave off normal and pathological age-related cognitive declines. Safe and effective cognitive enha... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021730 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:48:06 +0100 2021730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1859771&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F412971120%2F In an ideal world, free samples would help uninsured patients get a jump on treatment they may not otherwise be able to obtain. But a new study in Pediatrics finds that free samples are not making their way to poor and uninsured children and, moreover, pose significant safety considerations (here is the abtract). The researchers analyzed data on 10,295 US residents who were younger than 18 years old from the 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, and found 10 percent of children who received prescription meds - and 4.9 percent of all children - received one free drug sample that year. Specifically, kids whose family incomes were below 200 percent of the poverty level, were no more likely to receive free samples than those with incomes of 400 percent of the poverty level (3.8 percent vs 5.... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1859771 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:09:23 +0100 1859771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1834801&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F404296324%2F Five, count ‘em, five warning letters were sent yesterday by the agency to different drugmakers for incomplete, false or misleading promotional materials for ADHD meds. Among the ads cited - a YouTube video for Shire Pharmaceutical’s Adderall XR with Ty Pennington that was featured on the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” television show. The charges would appear serious - the FDA says the drugmakers variously omitted material facts; miminized important risks; overstated efficacy or made unsubstantiated claims. This is the warning letter sent to Shire and some other promotional materials cited; the letter sent to Johnson & Johnson for its Concerta pill and the ad; the letter sent Novartis over its Focalin XR Med slides; the letter sent Mallinckrodt for its Meth... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1834801 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:29:41 +0100 1834801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1668703&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F350657867%2F First, the American Heart Association says children taking ADHD pills should have electrocardiagrams to screen for heart problems. The move was after an FDA review found reports of 19 sudden deaths in children treated with ADHD drugs and 26 reports of other problems including strokes and fast heart rates between 1999 and 2003. Now, though, the American Academy of Pediatrics says most children taking ADHD drugs don’t need an EKG, and the new policy is certain to inflame the debate over the safety of these pills, which are powerful stimulants. More than half of the 4 million kids in the US who are diagnosed with ADD or ADHD are being treated with these pills, the Associated Press reminds us. The issue is that, while ADHD drugs such as Ritalin, Adderall and Concerta can help children f... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1668703 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:43:28 +0100 1668703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1611871&cid=t_92604_129_f&fid=27216&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Flifewithadhdfeed%2F%7E3%2F333585396%2Fty-pennington-life-with-adhd.php Oregonian newspaper reporter Kristi Turnquist wrote a great article the other day that can be viewed online. The Title of the article is, Building awareness of ADHD and it features Ty Pennington of “Trading Spaces” and “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition“. Ty recently appeared in a classroom of Sherwood Middle School for a question and answer session. An unusual spot to find such a busy TV star, even more unusual was how he ended up there in this town of less than 10,000 people. Cathy Jensen, school psychologist sent an e-mail to Ty back in September was hoping he would at least send an e-mail back to her. Cathy was shocked at Ty’s response, he wanted to visit the school and meet with the students enrolled in the school’s Bridge Program, a classroom of stude... Life With ADHD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1611871 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:05:29 +0100 1611871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1531694&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F316159558%2F The US Drug Enforcement Agency is getting ready to allow highly addictive meds, including powerful painkillers, to be prescribed online, something that health insurers and large employers have been pushing, the Associated Press reports. Under current government rules, docs are required to write out by hand prescriptions for controlled substances, which include attention-deficit disorder drugs like Shire’s Adderall and painkillers like Cephalon’s Fentora. The concern is that patients are more likely to abuse these treatments, and their prescriptions should be monitored more closely. But the DEA will soon publish a proposal that would allow docs to prescribe such drugs electronically, according to an agency spokeswoman Rogene Waite, while declining to say which specific drug clas... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531694 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:03:20 +0100 1531694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1472695&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F299264877%2F New York psychiatrist Jeff Lieberman has heard J&J’s sales pitch for its new Invega schizophrenia drug, but he’s not too impressed. The problem, he tells Dow Jones, is that Ivega isn’t much different than one of J&J’s best-selling drugs, the antipsychotic Risperdal. In late June, Risperdal is scheduled to lose patent protection, clearing the way for cheaper generics, which could further diminish Invega sales, already characterized as a disappointment by J&J. “I don’t think they have a strong case to make,” Lieberman, chairman of the psychiatry department at Columbia University’s medical school, tells the news service. “It’s basically a me-too drug, and the company hasn’t done the studies that would be required... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1472695 Tue, 27 May 2008 18:43:28 +0100 1472695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1439524&cid=t_92604_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F13%2Fadhd-and-consumer-reports%2F Attention deficit disorder is a classic example of the medicalization of mental disorders, where virtually everyone “believes” it is some sort of biochemical or brain disorder and so medications are the appropriate (and wildly popular) treatment choice. Medications are the right and appropriate treatment choice for ADHD; not because it is a medical disease, but because the research base is pretty strong in showing that they are effective. But if you can’t trust Consumer Reports to report accurately on this disorder (and other mental disorders), I’m not sure who you can trust anymore. A colleague recently referred me to the “Best Buy Drugs” section of Consumer Reports health website. So I took a look around and started at the beginning of the alphabet. S... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1439524 Tue, 13 May 2008 14:15:38 +0100 1439524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1389193&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F275047764%2F The American Heart Association is recommending that children should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs to treat ADHD, because the meds can increase blood pressure and heart rate. This isn’t a problem for most kids, but the meds - which are stimulants - could make them more vulnerable to sudden cardiac arrest and other heart problems if they already have heart conditions. The AHA also suggests kids already taking one of the pills get an EKG. About 2.5 million American children and 1.5 million adults take ADHD pills, such as Ritalin, Concerta and Adderall, according to the Associated Press. And the meds already carry warnings of possible heart risks in those with heart defects or other heart problems, although some critics say those were added... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1389193 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:46:56 +0100 1389193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1344611&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F262612394%2F Most drugmakers are struggling to discover something new, but Shire has just about given up on research. Instead, Shire buys experimental drugs from others, puts them through human testing and sells them, The Wall Street Journal writes. The model has proved fairly successful - over the past five years, Shire’s revenue has more than doubled, to $2.4 billion last year. Shire, which is probably best known for the Adderall XR pill for ADHD, is an extreme example of a trend under way in pharma. Drugmakers are relying more on smaller outside firms, such as biotechs, to conduct the risky research and move drugs through initial clinical testing before swooping in to buy the products, if not the entire company. But Shire ceo Matt Emmens says ditching research reduces one of the biggest risks ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1344611 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:35:00 +0100 1344611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1329057&cid=t_92604_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F26%2Fadderall-helps-me-lose-weight%2F “Hi, I’m a rising Hollywood star and need to keep the weight off, any suggestions?” Sure, try the new fad prescription that all the Hollywood stars are using — Adderall! Yes, that fantastic treatment for ADHD also can help you keep slim and lose those unwanted pounds. The downside to these off-label prescriptions? None that we can see! Heck, if it’s safe for kids with ADHD, it should be just about safe for anyone. Oh, wait, there may be a few problems after all… “I find the use of Adderall for weight loss particularly troubling,” says June Stevens, chair of the department of nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “So many of our youth take Adderall for attention deficit disorder. I fear it may lead to eatin... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1329057 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:17:58 +0100 1329057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1311472&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F253590139%2F Shire Pharmaceutical shares rose more than 8 percent in trading - the most in 17 months - after UBS analysts decided that AstraZeneca may be interested in making a bid, Bloomberg News reports. The stock gained 5 percent last Friday on market speculation that Pfizer may make a bid. Clearly, some people believe Shire is in play. Like every big drugmaker, AstraZeneca needs new meds to boost revenue as generics threaten sales of some of its biggest drugs. The problem is underscored by three pending lawsuits against generic drugmakers seeking to sell copies of the best-selling Nexium ulcer treatment. Shire, of course, sells attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs - Adderall XR, which brought in $1 billion last year, as well as Vyvanse and Daytrana. “AstraZeneca can pay…great... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1311472 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:51:53 +0100 1311472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=876182&cid=t_92604_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F157638103%2F The agencies will collaborate in what they’re calling ‘the most comprehensive study to date’ of the potential for increased risk of heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular problems associated with the widely used ADHD meds. Researchers supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the FDA will examine the clinical data of about 500,000 children and adults. The move comes after the FDA last February issued warnings about cardiovascular and psychiatric side effects associated with Adderall, Strattera, Ritalin and Concerta, among others. ADHD meds can increase heart rate and blood pressure, prompting concerns increased cardiac risks. Moreover, the risks may be different for adults and children, but more evidence is needed about the long-term effects,... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=876182 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:18:27 +0100 876182