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FDA Report Details 25 ADHD Drug Deaths
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060209/...ltBHNlYwM3MTY-
WASHINGTON - Twenty-five people died and 54 more suffered serious cardiovascular problems after taking drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder between 1999 and 2003, the government says. Children accounted for 19 of the deaths and 26 of the cases of nonfatal cardiovascular problems, including heart attack, stroke, hypertension, palpitations and arrhythmia, according to a Food and Drug Administration report released Wednesday. The FDA report also includes data on another 26 deaths between 1969 and 2003 in ADHD drug patients. Those include death by suicide, intentional overdose, drowning, heat stroke and from underlying disease. The report's release came a day before an FDA panel was to discuss new ways of examining the potential cardiovascular risks of the drugs, which include amphetamines such as Adderall, and methylphenidates, sold as Ritalin, Concerta, Methylin and Metadate. The few studies that have looked at longer-term use of ADHD drugs provide little information on those risks, the FDA said. The cardiovascular risks include heart attack, stroke, hypertension, palpitations and arrhythmia. Sales of drugs to treat ADHD have increased sharply in recent years, with use growing at a faster rate among adults than children, according to a recent study by Medco Health Solutions, a prescription benefit manager. Spending on ADHD drugs soared from $759 million in 2000 to $3.1 billion in 2004, according to IMS Health, a pharmaceutical information and consulting firm. Death and injury reports led the FDA's Canadian counterpart, Health Canada, to yank the ADHD drug Adderall XR from the market for six months last year. A Canadian panel eventually concluded there was inadequate evidence of increased harm from Adderall XR compared with other available therapies, a conclusion the FDA also reached based on data on hand. The FDA review released Wednesday found fewer than one adverse event — that is, a death or serious injury — per 1 million ADHD drug prescriptions filled, with the sole exception of the 1.79 cases per million of nonfatal cardiovascular or cerebrovascular problems reported in adults treated with amphetamines. Also, in some of the cases, the children who died were later found to have had undiagnosed heart conditions. And in three of the five cases of death in adults receiving amphetamine treatment, the patients had pre-existing hypertension. That suggests hypertension "may be an important risk factor for sudden death in the adult population," the report said. However, the report noted, the rare occurrence of sudden death in children treated with drugs for ADHD "warrants close monitoring." One possibility would be to add labeling to the drugs that would recommend that doctors consider the benefits and risks of prescribing the drugs to patients with heart problems, the report concluded. Adderall is made by Shire Pharmaceuticals and Ritalin is made by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Various other companies make generic versions of Ritalin as well. The FDA has asked its Drug Safety and Risk Management advisory committee to discuss the feasibility of different ways of studying whether the deaths are linked to use of the drugs, as well as specific ways of conducting such studies. That earned the FDA a rebuke from Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who contended such work should have already begun. In a letter sent Monday to acting FDA commissioner Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Grassley said in part, "I remain concerned that while both psychiatric and cardiovascular risk signals have cropped up across this class of drugs this past year, it appears that FDA is just now beginning to 'discuss approaches' |
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FDA Report Details 25 ADHD Drug Deaths
Ilena Rose wrote: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060209/...ltBHNlYwM3MTY- WASHINGTON - Twenty-five people died and 54 more suffered serious cardiovascular problems after taking drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder between 1999 and 2003, the government says. Children accounted for 19 of the deaths and 26 of the cases of nonfatal cardiovascular problems, including heart attack, stroke, hypertension, palpitations and arrhythmia, according to a Food and Drug Administration report released Wednesday. The FDA report also includes data on another 26 deaths between 1969 and 2003 in ADHD drug patients. Those include death by suicide, intentional overdose, drowning, heat stroke and from underlying disease. The report's release came a day before an FDA panel was to discuss new ways of examining the potential cardiovascular risks of the drugs, which include amphetamines such as Adderall, and methylphenidates, sold as Ritalin, Concerta, Methylin and Metadate. The few studies that have looked at longer-term use of ADHD drugs provide little information on those risks, the FDA said. The cardiovascular risks include heart attack, stroke, hypertension, palpitations and arrhythmia. Sales of drugs to treat ADHD have increased sharply in recent years, with use growing at a faster rate among adults than children, according to a recent study by Medco Health Solutions, a prescription benefit manager. Spending on ADHD drugs soared from $759 million in 2000 to $3.1 billion in 2004, according to IMS Health, a pharmaceutical information and consulting firm. Death and injury reports led the FDA's Canadian counterpart, Health Canada, to yank the ADHD drug Adderall XR from the market for six months last year. A Canadian panel eventually concluded there was inadequate evidence of increased harm from Adderall XR compared with other available therapies, a conclusion the FDA also reached based on data on hand. The FDA review released Wednesday found fewer than one adverse event - that is, a death or serious injury - per 1 million ADHD drug prescriptions filled, with the sole exception of the 1.79 cases per million of nonfatal cardiovascular or cerebrovascular problems reported in adults treated with amphetamines. Also, in some of the cases, the children who died were later found to have had undiagnosed heart conditions. And in three of the five cases of death in adults receiving amphetamine treatment, the patients had pre-existing hypertension. That suggests hypertension "may be an important risk factor for sudden death in the adult population," the report said. However, the report noted, the rare occurrence of sudden death in children treated with drugs for ADHD "warrants close monitoring." One possibility would be to add labeling to the drugs that would recommend that doctors consider the benefits and risks of prescribing the drugs to patients with heart problems, the report concluded. Adderall is made by Shire Pharmaceuticals and Ritalin is made by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Various other companies make generic versions of Ritalin as well. The FDA has asked its Drug Safety and Risk Management advisory committee to discuss the feasibility of different ways of studying whether the deaths are linked to use of the drugs, as well as specific ways of conducting such studies. That earned the FDA a rebuke from Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who contended such work should have already begun. In a letter sent Monday to acting FDA commissioner Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Grassley said in part, "I remain concerned that while both psychiatric and cardiovascular risk signals have cropped up across this class of drugs this past year, it appears that FDA is just now beginning to 'discuss approaches' They probably wouldn't need to take drugs for ADHD if they had found their Hidden Food Allergies. There are several books about this. For example, "Dr, Braly's Food Allergy and Nutrition Revolution". You can also talk to a naturopathic doctor (Yellow Pages) or an alternative doctor (www.acam.org) for more information. Brad_Chad |
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FDA Report Details 25 ADHD Drug Deaths
Brad_Chad wrote:
They probably wouldn't need to take drugs for ADHD if they had found their Hidden Food Allergies. You mean that methylphenidate and Adderall treat hidden food allergies? |
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FDA Report Details 25 ADHD Drug Deaths
"Mark Probert" wrote in message ... Brad_Chad wrote: They probably wouldn't need to take drugs for ADHD if they had found their Hidden Food Allergies. You mean that methylphenidate and Adderall treat hidden food allergies? No, dummy, Canadian Bourbon, reduces all signs quickly :) |
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FDA Report Details 25 ADHD Drug Deaths
"vernon" wrote in message ng.com... "Mark Probert" wrote in message ... Brad_Chad wrote: They probably wouldn't need to take drugs for ADHD if they had found their Hidden Food Allergies. You mean that methylphenidate and Adderall treat hidden food allergies? No, dummy, Canadian Bourbon, reduces all signs quickly :) There's no such thing as Canadian bourbon. -- --Rich Recommended websites: http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles http://www.acahf.org.au http://www.quackwatch.org/ http://www.skeptic.com/ http://www.csicop.org/ |
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FDA Report Details 25 ADHD Drug Deaths
vernon wrote:
"Mark Probert" wrote in message ... Brad_Chad wrote: They probably wouldn't need to take drugs for ADHD if they had found their Hidden Food Allergies. You mean that methylphenidate and Adderall treat hidden food allergies? No, dummy, Canadian Bourbon, reduces all signs quickly :) That is tough therapy. Highly addictive with short term side effects. The Kentucky brand is much smoooooooooooooooother. |
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FDA Report Details 25 ADHD Drug Deaths
"Mark Probert" wrote in message news vernon wrote: "Mark Probert" wrote in message ... Brad_Chad wrote: They probably wouldn't need to take drugs for ADHD if they had found their Hidden Food Allergies. You mean that methylphenidate and Adderall treat hidden food allergies? No, dummy, Canadian Bourbon, reduces all signs quickly :) That is tough therapy. Highly addictive with short term side effects. The Kentucky brand is much smoooooooooooooooother. That may be true, but we have to make sure we have another (non-FDA controlled) country to blame. |
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FDA Report Details 25 ADHD Drug Deaths
vernon wrote:
"Mark Probert" wrote in message news vernon wrote: "Mark Probert" wrote in message ... Brad_Chad wrote: They probably wouldn't need to take drugs for ADHD if they had found their Hidden Food Allergies. You mean that methylphenidate and Adderall treat hidden food allergies? No, dummy, Canadian Bourbon, reduces all signs quickly :) That is tough therapy. Highly addictive with short term side effects. The Kentucky brand is much smoooooooooooooooother. That may be true, but we have to make sure we have another (non-FDA controlled) country to blame. Real conspiracy theorists know that Canada is just the 51st State and is controlled by the FDA. |
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FDA Report Details 25 ADHD Drug Deaths
"Mark Probert" wrote in message ... vernon wrote: "Mark Probert" wrote in message news vernon wrote: "Mark Probert" wrote in message ... Brad_Chad wrote: They probably wouldn't need to take drugs for ADHD if they had found their Hidden Food Allergies. You mean that methylphenidate and Adderall treat hidden food allergies? No, dummy, Canadian Bourbon, reduces all signs quickly :) That is tough therapy. Highly addictive with short term side effects. The Kentucky brand is much smoooooooooooooooother. That may be true, but we have to make sure we have another (non-FDA controlled) country to blame. Real conspiracy theorists know that Canada is just the 51st State and is controlled by the FDA. I keep forgetting. I forgot my aluminum lined steel helmet and they are controlling my thoughts. |
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FDA Report Details 25 ADHD Drug Deaths
Mark Probert wrote: Brad_Chad wrote: They probably wouldn't need to take drugs for ADHD if they had found their Hidden Food Allergies. You mean that methylphenidate and Adderall treat hidden food allergies? If you bothered to read what I said carefully, you shouldn't be confused. There are so many naturopathic and alternative doctors taking care of ADHD by changing people's diet, that medication wouldn't be a necessity for many people, if conventional doctors stopped pushing drugs. Brad_Chad |
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