An antidepressant could help treat kids and teens with ADHD

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The antidepressant viloxazine may be an effective treatment for kids and teens with ADHD, according to international research which found it worked better than placebo and was relatively well tolerated. The study, which pooled together previous research, found that the drug could be a useful non-stimulant treatment for ADHD and the best dose was 200-400mg. The authors say head-to-head studies are still needed to compare the efficacy of viloxazine with other ADHD medications.

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Organisation/s: I-Shou University, Taiwan

Funder: Dr C.-W. Hsu reported receiving grants from the Chang Gung Medical Foundation and the National Science and Technology Council outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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