Aims ADHD diagnoses have skyrocketed in the recent times resulting a lot of patients being on stimulant medications. NICE guidelines recommends baseline review physical health which should include height, weight ,baseline pulse and blood pressure cardiovascular assessment before starting these It also 6 monthly monitoring weight, pulse. We aimed to assess current practice against standards set ...

Treatment guidelines from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Academy of Pediatrics state that stimulant medications have the most evidence for safety and efficacy in the treatment of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Longer-acting stimulants are thus considered as first-line for management of ADHD symptoms. Over the years, concerns ...