In a new analysis from the University of Turku and the University of Helsinki in Finland, the average duration of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication for children and adolescents is more than 3 years. However, investigators noted that the long-term effects in children have not been sufficiently studied, as the safety of ADHD medicine is only available for 1 year of follow-up.1
Investigators note that the long-term effects of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication for children remain lacking. | Image Credit: Joel bubble ben – stock.adobe.com
“This is an important research opening, as the duration of long-term use of ADHD medication in children and adolescents in everyday life has only been studied to a very limited extent,” Päivi Ruokoniemi, MD, PhD, a specialist in both…