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. .

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Key Takeaways Concerta and Vyvanse are both long-acting stimulant medications ...

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

Supply from drugmakers for the stimulant medications most commonly prescribed for ADHD are still falling short of demand, the Food and Drug Administration says, and many Americans who rely on these ...

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, ...

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“I’ve got X amount of (chemicals) to make Adderall with and lo and behold, by October I’m nearly out because more people are using the drugs than we anticipated,” Burke explained. Another complicating ...

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

"I had no idea how life changing the diagnosis would be - people don't take ADHD seriously enough - finding out has saved my ...

In response to the ongoing shortage of ADHD medications, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved several generic versions of Vyvanse ...