Stimulant Marketing Payments to Clinicians Surged in Recent Years
Key Takeaways: From 2021 to 2023, stimulant marketing payments doubled and tripled for physicians and advanced practice clinicians, respectively. The increases were driven in large part by growth in marketing to psychiatrists (a 250% increase) and nurse practitioners (a 300% increase). The increasing use of stimulants for ADHD has raised concerns about overprescribing and misuse, the researchers noted.
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