Nearly 18 months after the FDA first acknowledged a national shortage of Adderall, there is now a widespread scarcity of multiple ADHD medications — with no end in sight.
Receive email when new articles are published onNearly 18 months after the US Food and Drug Administration first acknowledged a national shortage of Adderall, the most common drug used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder , there is now a widespread scarcity of other stimulant medications — with no end in sight. How did this crisis develop and what measures are underway to address it?
, a child and adolescent psychiatrist with the Kennedy Krieger Institute and an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, toldThe ADHD drug shortage is now well into its second year, and clinicians and advocates alike say there is no apparent end in sight.
Teva, which makes both the brand and generic of Adderall, reported on the FDA's site that its manufacturing and distribution is at record-high levels, but demand continues to rise. "The FDA is in frequent communication with the manufacturers of ADHD stimulant medications and the DEA, and we will continue to monitor supply," the spokesperson said.
Pawar said clinicians can't know what's going on between the FDA, the DEA, and manufacturers, adding that, "they need to sit together and figure something out."
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