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Drug Safety and Risk
Management Advisory Committee
February 9, 2006
ADHD: Associated Morbidity
nImpairment in
academic, familial/social, occupational settings
nDelinquent,
antisocial behaviors
nMotor
vehicle accidents
qMore frequent among drivers with ADHD (Barkley et al. Pediatrics 1993, 92:212-218)
qDriving
simulator study showed improvement with methylphenidate (Cox et al. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2000, 188:230-4)
nInjuries
(DiScala et al., Pediatrics
1998,102:1415-1421)