A new study found that the number of children and adults taking medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder soared during the pandemic.
The number of millennial and Gen Z adults taking medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder soared during the pandemic, according to new research.
A study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assessed stimulant prescription trends over five years among adults and children who get health insurance through an employer. A growing body of research shows the dramatic increase in the number of people seeking prescriptions for ADHD medications during the pandemic. That demand was likely driven by the disruption in work and school schedules as well as by growing awareness about the condition on social media platforms like TikTok. It has since resulted in shortages of medications like Adderall and Ritalin.
“It’s probably the case that telepsychiatry makes treatment more available to people, as possibly it’s the case that the needs of the population have changed because of the way people have changed the way they work over the course of the pandemic,” said Dr. Jeffrey Newcorn, medical director of the Center of Excellence in ADHD and Related Disorders at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
Adderall remains hard to find in some parts of the country. For some of the millions of Americans who take ADHD medications, this has meant they must figure out which pharmacies carry their preferred medication, even though many pharmacists won’t disclose over the phone which controlled substances they dispense. Some patients end up switching medications, a decision that involves the involvement of prescribers, since stimulants are controlled substances.
“For those patients that are not able to get the prescribed medication — in this case, we’re talking about Adderall — and their provider may be sent to an alternative, like either a shorter-acting agent or maybe a nonstimulating agent, there are alternatives there,” said Anna Legreid Dopp, the ASHP’s senior director of clinical guidelines and quality improvement. “There’s a risk of causing a secondary shortage.
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