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Drug Safety and Risk
Management Advisory Committee
February 9, 2006
ADHD Drug Use in the U.S.
nData
source: Vector OneŽ: National (VONA)
qCollects data on prescription activity from retail pharmacies
from multiple sources
qIncludes
data on prescriber specialty, patient age, gender
qData available for >1.8 bil Rxs per year, for 150 million
patients in the U.S.
qDoes
not provide data on indication for Rx, or
duration of treatment