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Ritalin is the most widely known brand-name for methylphenidate. Methylphenidate is a central nervous system stimulant used to treat ADHD and narcolepsy.
A brand of methylphenidate in its hydrochloride form.
proprietary name (Ciba Ltd., originally in Switzerland) for drug methylphenidate hydrochloride, copyrighted 1948, years before the drug itself was marketed.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoMethylphenidate (MPH; Ritalin, Concerta, Metadate or Methylin) is a psychostimulant drug approved for treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and narcolepsy. It may also be prescribed for off-label use in treatment-resistant cases of lethargy, depression, neural insult, obesity, and rarely other psychiatric disorders such asObsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
It is used to calm down people with ADHD/ADD. It calms people down in a drug-like effect.
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Ritalin (methylphenidate) is a central nervous system stimulant. Methylphenidate affects chemicals in the brain and nerves that contribute to hyperactivity and impulse control.
Ritalin is used to treat attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and narcolepsy.
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∙ 12y agoRitalin although prescribed to calm down children with ADHD or ADD is classified as a stimulant.
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∙ 15y agoRitalin is the brand name of methylphenidate, a drug used to treat ADHD. It is a stimulant.
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What medications are used to treat ADHD in Sri Lanka?
Ritalin
What ingredients Ritalin?
Ritalin is a brand-name drug for methylphenidate. Methylphenidate is used to treat ADHD; it is also known as Daytrana, Concerta, and Metadate.
What medical drug is used by teenagers illeagaly?
lots of things, one of many is Ritalin (Methylphenidate), which is used to treat ADD
What is Ritalin for?
Ritalin (methylphenidate) is a central nervous system stimulant. Methylphenidate affects chemicals in the brain and nerves that contribute to hyperactivity and impulse control. Ritalin is used to treat attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and narcolepsy.
Does Ashley Olsen take Ritalin?
Yep, to treat her ADHD.
Research suggests that side effects from Ritalin the drug used to treat attention deficit disorder may be caused by contamination of enantiomers or molecules that?
Research suggests that side effects from Ritalin the drug used to treat attention deficit disorder may be caused by contamination of enantiomers or molecules that are mirror images of one another.
What is riddalin?
You may mean 'Ritalin' which is the trade name of a drug used to treat attention deficit disorder in children. Much over-used in some schools.
What substance is methylphenidate?
Methylphenidate is the generic name for Ritalin, a drug used to treat people with ADHD. The main ingredient is pharmaceutical grade Methamphetamine.
What stimulants drug use to treat ADHD?
There are numerous drugs available to treat adult ADHD. Ritalin is methylphenidate, a stimulant used to treat ADHD. There are other stimulants available: Adderall and Vyvanse. Non-stimulant options exist such as Straterra. Please see the related question below.
Is Ashely Tisdale on drugs?
She takes Ritalin to treat her ADHD, but she does not take any illegal drugs.
When Ritalin was first used?
Ritalin was first used in the 40's for issues like combat fatigue, depression and psyhosis.
Is Ritalin an opiate?
No not at all. Ritalin is a central nervous system stimulant (generic name: methylphenidate hydrochloride) that is used to treat attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity in children and adolecents and for narcolepsy in adults. Heroin is more closely associated with morphine; both are considered pain killers and are controlled narcotic substances of opiate derivitives.
