ADHD prescriptions rise by 5% in three months Data from NHS Business Services Authority show that from July to September 2025, almost 300,000 patients were prescribed medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.…
Taskforce says pharmacists should be able to train in more specialist ADHD roles The NHS England board-commissioned ADHD Taskforce has also recommended that prescribing pharmacists could provide further services that would cut NHS waiting times.…
Number of adults prescribed ADHD medication rises by a quarter Data from NHS Business Services Authority show that in 2024/2025, 190,000 adults in England were prescribed medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.…
Stimulant and non-stimulant agents for ADHD This medication guide details the different types of treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, for both adults and children.…
ADHD and central nervous system stimulant prescribing nearly doubles in adults in three years Exclusive: Prescribing of central nervous system stimulants and medicines for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults in England increased by 91% between January 2020 and January 2023.…
‘Like a hug from everyone who loves you’ — how MDMA could help patients with trauma When combined with intensive psychotherapy sessions, MDMA — commonly known as ecstasy — has elicited impressive results in phase II trials and a global phase III study is just beginning.…
How pharmacy can provide patient-centred care for dementia patients Each person’s experience of mild cognitive impairment and dementia will be quite different. Pharmacists and pharmacy teams are well placed to assist in both the early identification of dementia, as well as to help patients manage their medicines.…
Comprehensive reference on psychotropic medicines Clinical handbook of psychotropic drugs, edited by Ric M Procyshyn, Kalyna Z Bezchlibnyk-Butler and J Joel Jeffries.…
Lacosamide has potential as first-line monotherapy for newly diagnosed epilepsy A phase III trial, funded by UCB Pharma, compares lacosamide to carbamazepine in 886 patients aged over 16 years who were newly diagnosed with epilepsy.…
Misleading reporting about overdiagnosis of ADHD in childrenThe recent article published in The Daily Telegraph (10 March 2016) with the headline ‘ADHD is vastly overdiagnosed and many children are just immature say scientists’ is another example of certain areas of the media challenging well established and convincing evidence regarding the…
