Methylphenidate: Use in daily practice

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-201

  Hugtenburg, Jacqueline G ^a   Griekspoor, Judith E ^a   De Boer, Ingrid ^a   Heerdink, Eibert R ^a   Tso, Yung Hwo ^b   Egberts, Antoine C G ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Practice for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Compliance; Drug holiday; Efficacy; Methylphenidate; Pharmacy records; Side effects; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; METHYLPHENIDATE; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 23844476423     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-004-2848-1     Document Type: Article

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