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CDC Finds Dramatic Increase in ADHD Prescriptions Filled by Reproductive-age Women

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Woman talking with her doctor about medication use (Source: CDC)

Study highlights need for clinicians, patients to understand safety of these medications during pregnancy

Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2018.

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By: CDC Media Relations

The number of privately insured U.S. women ages 15-44 years who filled a prescription for a medicine to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased 344 percent between 2003 and 2015, according to a report in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Even higher…

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