This Is How The Shortage Of Medication Is Affecting People With ADHD

Young woman reading a medicine prescription on her smart phone while holding a pill bottle.There is currently a shortage of some essential ADHD medications due to what the NHS has described as “excessive increases in demand”. A national patient safety alert was issued, warning of a shortage in the supply of Methylphenidate, Lisdexamfetamine, and Guanfacine and while other ADHD products are available, they can’t meet this rise in demand. Speaking to Sky News, Thorrun Govind, a pharmacist and health expert said that there needs to be a change in the law to allow pharmacies to give out different doses to reach the amount that a patient is prescribed.Additionally, doctors in England have been advised against prescribing ADHD drugs to new patients which is incredibly concerning given that there has been a twenty-fold increase in ADHD diagnoses.People have taken to TikTok to discuss how the shortage is impacting their day-to-day life with one user saying, “I have realised the impact ADHD med