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Jack Janetzki, Lecturer in Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of South Australia

Can’t fill your ADHD script? Here’s why, and what to do while the shortage persists

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses are rising across Australia.

But after finally getting a diagnosis, many people are discovering the medicine they’ve been prescribed isn’t available at the pharmacy.

Australia faces a nation-wide shortage of methylphenidate (sold as Concerta and Ritalin).

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