Drugs like Ritalin are being given off-label to counteract the side effects of psychiatric prescriptions, study suggests.
, which have a risk for misuse, along with medications for depression and anxiety, a new study has found.
“We are concerned given the risks of these drugs,” said the study’s lead author, Thomas Moore, a researcher at the Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness at Johns Hopkins University, noting that prescription stimulants are “highly potent” and data on using them in combination with other psychiatric medications is limited. The research was published Monday in“These drugs have a high potential for physical and psychological dependence,” he said.
Some physicians may prescribe a stimulant to treat the side effects of another psychiatric medication or to enhance it. This is sometimes called a “prescribing cascade," Moore said. More females, at 52.6%, used both stimulants and other psychiatric medications compared to males, at 36.2%, according to the study.
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