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    EU urges Ritalin safety measures

    Why isn't this front page news? Where is our warning from the Surgeon General?

    Associated Press

    BRUSSELS -- European Union medical regulators said Thursday that patients prescribed Ritalin and other similar hyperactivity drugs should be screened for heart and psychiatric problems before and after they start treatment. The European Medicines Agency said the drugs, which contain methylphenidate, were safe for use for treating children and adolescents over the age of 6 who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.

    But it recommended that all patients be checked for heart-rate or blood-pressure problems and asked about any family history of heart disease. Specialists should check if these patients should still use the drug. Blood pressure and heart rates also should be monitored regularly during treatment, it said.

    It also warned the drugs could cause or worsen depression, suicidal thoughts, hostility, psychosis and mania. Patients also should be screened and monitored for psychiatric symptoms during treatment.

    Methylphenidate is sold as a generic drug, and also under various brand names, including Novartis AG's Ritalin and Johnson & Johnson's Concerta.

    — Associated Press
    Wall Street Journal
    2009-01-23
    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123266775105208041.html

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