Sunday, October 11, 2009

adderall notes

Canada: banned in 2005 for SUD link, removed ban 6 months later.
FDA researched SUD link and concluded it was highest for those with cardiac complications and should be avoided in those children, but concluded that SUD cases were not overly high in children taking Adderall
FDA continues to have issues arise with Adderall and continues to conclude that Adderall is a safe medication
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/DrugSafetyInformationforHeathcareProfessionals/ucm084006.htm
FDA is currently in a study to determine adderall as a risk factor is SUD
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/DrugSafetyInformationforHeathcareProfessionals/ucm165858.htm
2007 FDA required drug producers to include in patient info the cardiovascular risk
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm107863.htm
September 2008, Adderall marketed as a life-changing drug, with celebrity backing, overstating efficacy, understating risks. FDA demanded ads be removed
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/EnforcementActivitiesbyFDA/WarningLettersandNoticeofViolationLetterstoPharmaceuticalCompanies/ucm053995.pdf
general FDA info about adderall:
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2004/021303s005lbl.pdf
more general info:
http://www.bing.com/health/article.aspx?id=articles%2fgs%2fpages%2f2%2f869-128.htm&br=lv&q=adderall&FORM=K1RE
wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adderall
generic version?
website:
http://www.adderallxr.com/
Reuters online pharmacies article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS95363+28-Sep-2009+BW20090928

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