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Kids Are Taking Fewer Antibiotics, More ADHD Meds

 ADHD in the News 2018-05-17


Children and adolescents are getting fewer prescription drugs than they did in years past, according to a study that looks at a cross-section of the American population...Prescriptions for some drugs increased, such as for treatments for asthma, contraception and attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

View Article: NPR, May 15, 2018




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