Medications for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Other names: ADD; Attention Deficit Disorder; Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Childhood Hyperkinesis
About ADHD: An inability to control behaviour due to difficulty in processing neural stimuli.
See also: sub-topics
Drugs Used to Treat ADHD
The following list of medications are in some way related to, or used in the treatment of this condition.
Drug name | Rx / OTC | Pregnancy | CSA | Alcohol | Reviews | Rating | Popularity |
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dexmethylphenidate | C | 2 | 137 reviews |
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Generic name: dexmethylphenidate systemic Brand names: Focalin, Focalin XR Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, For professionals: A-Z Drug Facts, AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information |
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Metadate CD | C | 2 | X | 39 reviews |
7.0
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Generic name: methylphenidate systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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methamphetamine | C | 2 | X | 31 reviews |
8.0
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Generic name: methamphetamine systemic Brand name: Desoxyn Drug class: CNS stimulants, anorexiants For consumers: dosage, interactions, For professionals: A-Z Drug Facts, AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information |
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Ritalin-SR | C | 2 | X | 3 reviews |
5.0
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Generic name: methylphenidate systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects |
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Methylin ER | C | 2 | X | 8 reviews |
8.0
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Generic name: methylphenidate systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects |
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Dextrostat | C | 2 | X | 1 review |
9.0
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Generic name: dextroamphetamine systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Metadate ER | C | 2 | X | 1 review |
7.0
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Generic name: methylphenidate systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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modafinil Off Label | C | 4 | 18 reviews |
8.0
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Generic name: modafinil systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, For professionals: A-Z Drug Facts, AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information Off Label: Yes |
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Zenzedi | C | 2 | X | 9 reviews |
8.0
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Generic name: dextroamphetamine systemic For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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amantadine Off Label | C | N | 3 reviews |
8.0
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Generic name: amantadine systemic Drug class: adamantane antivirals, dopaminergic antiparkinsonism agents For consumers: dosage, interactions, For professionals: A-Z Drug Facts, AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information Off Label: Yes |
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Aptensio XR | C | 2 | X | 7 reviews |
6.0
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Generic name: methylphenidate systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids Off Label | C | N | 9 reviews |
8.0
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Generic name: omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids systemic Drug class: nutraceutical products For consumers: dosage, interactions, For professionals: AHFS DI Monograph, Natural Product Monographs, Prescribing Information Off Label: Yes |
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selegiline Off Label | C | N | 1 review |
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Generic name: selegiline systemic Drug class: monoamine oxidase inhibitors, dopaminergic antiparkinsonism agents For consumers: dosage, interactions, For professionals: A-Z Drug Facts, AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information Off Label: Yes |
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armodafinil Off Label | C | 4 | 14 reviews |
8.0
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Generic name: armodafinil systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, For professionals: A-Z Drug Facts, AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information Off Label: Yes |
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Cotempla XR-ODT | C | 2 | X | 2 reviews |
9.0
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Generic name: methylphenidate systemic For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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desipramine Off Label | N | N | X | 1 review |
6.0
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Generic name: desipramine systemic Drug class: tricyclic antidepressants For consumers: dosage, interactions, For professionals: A-Z Drug Facts, AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information Off Label: Yes |
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desvenlafaxine Off Label | C | N | X | 6 reviews |
8.0
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Generic name: desvenlafaxine systemic Drug class: serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors For consumers: dosage, interactions, For professionals: A-Z Drug Facts, AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information Off Label: Yes |
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Evekeo | C | 2 | X | 22 reviews |
7.0
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Generic name: amphetamine systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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imipramine Off Label | N | N | X | 1 review |
3.0
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Generic name: imipramine systemic Drug class: tricyclic antidepressants For consumers: dosage, interactions, For professionals: A-Z Drug Facts, AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information Off Label: Yes |
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Liquadd | C | 2 | X | 1 review |
1.0
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Generic name: dextroamphetamine systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects |
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Mydayis | C | 2 | X | 53 reviews |
4.0
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Generic name: amphetamine / dextroamphetamine systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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ProCentra | C | 2 | X | 1 review |
10
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Generic name: dextroamphetamine systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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QuilliChew ER | C | 2 | X | Add review | Rate | ||
Generic name: methylphenidate systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Adzenys ER | C | 2 | X | Add review | Rate | ||
Generic name: amphetamine systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Adzenys XR-ODT | C | 2 | X | 28 reviews |
5.0
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Generic name: amphetamine systemic Drug class: CNS stimulants For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: Prescribing Information |
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Topics under ADHD
- Executive Function Disorder (0 drugs)
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (1 drug)
Alternative treatments for ADHD
The following products are considered to be alternative treatments or natural remedies for ADHD. Their efficacy may not have been scientifically tested to the same degree as the drugs listed in the table above. However there may be historical, cultural or anecdotal evidence linking their use to the treatment of ADHD.
- 5-hydroxytryptophan
- Pycnogenol
- L-tryptophan
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Legend
Off Label | This medication may not be approved by the FDA for the treatment of this condition. |
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Prescription Only / Over the Counter | |
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Rx | Prescription Only |
OTC | Over the Counter |
Rx/OTC | Prescription or Over the Counter |
Pregnancy | |
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A | Adequate and well-controlled studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus in the first trimester of pregnancy (and there is no evidence of risk in later trimesters). |
B | Animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. |
C | Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use in pregnant women despite potential risks. |
D | There is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use in pregnant women despite potential risks. |
X | Studies in animals or humans have demonstrated fetal abnormalities and/or there is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience, and the risks involved in use in pregnant women clearly outweigh potential benefits. |
N | FDA has not classified the drug. |
Controlled Substances Act Schedule | |
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N | Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
1 | Has a high potential for abuse. Has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. There is a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. |
2 | Has a high potential for abuse. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions. Abuse may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. |
3 | Has a potential for abuse less than those in schedules 1 and 2. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. |
4 | Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 3. It has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 3. |
5 | Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 4. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 4. |
Alcohol | |
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X | Interacts with Alcohol. |