ADHD Patch to be Sold as Daytrana
The US Food and Drug Administration has indicated it will approve a patch for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, provided that the manufacturers agree to certain changes in how the ADHD patch will be labelled and agree to monitor the product once it is on the market.
Following up on our earlier article on the methylphenidate transdermal system for ADHD (“Success for New ADHD Patch”), it looks like the FDA is now set to approve an ADHD patch from Noven Pharmaceuticals and Shire Pharmaceuticals Group, which co-developed the patch:
In a letter to Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc., the Food and Drug Administration included proposed changes to how the patch is labeled, the Miami-based company said. The FDA also asked that the company clarify some data and conduct surveillance and study of the product once it is on the market. The patch would be sold under the name Daytrana.
Earlier this month, an FDA panel of independent experts voted to recommend that the patch’s label encourage its use as an alternative treatment for children between the ages of 6 and 12 with ADHD, meaning doctors should prescribe it only if taking pills is too difficult for a child.
The patch, which is designed to go on a child’s hip for a period of 9 hours, releases methylphenidate, which has been shown to help children with ADHD. It is the same stimulant that is in Ritalin. The ADHD patch will be marketed under the name ‘Daytrana’.
In 2003, Noven submitted a proposal for a 12-hour ADHD patch, but the FDA rejected it and recommended a 9-hour patch instead.
Please note: We have now closed the comment form for this article, but a new article about visitors’ reports of problems with the Daytrana ADHD patch is now available: “Problems With the Daytrana ADHD Patch?”. Please leave feedback there if you’d like to talk about your experiences with the patch!
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109 Responses to “ADHD Patch to be Sold as Daytrana”
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[...] quick count of comments left during more than a year in response to our first article about the Daytrana patch for ADHD shows around three times as many reports of positive overall experiences with the drug as [...]
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Hi folks,
Please note: We have now closed the comment form for this article, but a new article about visitors’ reports of problems with the Daytrana ADHD patch is now available; please leave feedback there if you’d like to talk about your experiences with the patch!
Many thanks for all your feedback,
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Fred107
I just have to repeat . . . Use any orange based adhesive remover like GOO BE GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It makes a huge difference!!!!!!
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Fred106
We tried everything to open the patches, however I just got a new set of boxes and they open in a split second like a bandaid.
I got it through mail order, so I don’t know if it’s just a new improved batch or if they were just well preserved in the mail order refrigerator. The previous batches were all from a CVS drug store which keeps them on a shelf.
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Fred105
Use GOO BE GONE after taking the patch off to remove all adhesive.
GOO BE GONE is non-toxic and works great!!!!! It’s that orange smelling adhesive remover. It also reduces the redness.
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freaked104
i had sort of damaged the patch at one time trying to get the back off, so i snipped off the corner and my son came home from school with a horrible headache that day, and very irritated on the sight that the patch was- i am not sure if the cutting had anything to do with it or not-hope to have been helpful
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Andrea103
I also want to know if the patches can be cut. My Dr. suggested we cut a 30mg in thirds (my son is currently on 10 mg)so we can continue to use the patch. We do not have a prescription plan and plain old can’t afford $160 every month. Our pharmacist called Shire to find out if this is okay and they said that cutting it would not work because cutting the patch damages the membrane and by cutting it the medicine would be released all at once. I’m not sure who to believe. Shire wants to sell their product, the Dr. might not know what he’s talking about and the pharmacist agreed with Shire. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge on this?
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Chris Williamson102
Oops. Just re-read Ron’s post. He’s an adult with AD/HD himself, but he was also writing about a friend’s son. Don’t know if Ron’s ever been a coffee-drinker, but maybe he’ll pipe in and verify it’s a good analogy. At least in my experience, methylphenidate and amphetamine are both like the coffee I could never make strong enough.
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Chris Williamson101
BTW, for all you parents out there like Ron, who writes, “I’m still not sure what these drugs actually do,” let me try to explain the experience in a way your kids can’t, since I’m an adult with AD/HD.
Any of you who are regular coffee drinkers, or regular caffeinated soft-drink drinkers … think about what it’s like without your coffee or Diet Coke. Or, for everyone, think about what it’s like when you’ve slept poorly and can’t focus. Now think about what it’s like when you get your coffee, or your Diet Coke, or after you finally get some decent sleep.
That’s what it’s like to have AD/HD and get stimulant medication. Ritalin, Adderall, Daytrana … they’re all doing much the same thing as caffeine. And if you think about your own experiences, you can understand how a stimulant actually can make someone seem calmer and more focused.
I’m not saying medication is right or wrong for anyone in particular. Don’t want to argue that point here. Just hoping to shed a little light on what must seem mysterious to parents sometimes.
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