ADHD Medication
Wed,26 October 2011
There does not appear to be an increased risk of cardiovascular events in children and teens taking attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications, researchers found.
Compared with those who did not take the stimulant medications, users did not have a greater risk of sudden death or ventricular arrhythmia (0.06 versus 0.04 per 10,000 person-years; HR 1.60, 95% CI 0.19 to 13.60), according to Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues.
Users also did not have a greater risk of dying from any cause (1.79 versus 3.00 pe