For months now, some people who need ADHD medication are struggling to find Adderall. MORE ⬇️
It’s a medication Tempe resident Jess Aumick needs to function. She was diagnosed with ADHD a few years ago and has been using Adderall up until October. That was the last time she was able to get that prescription until this last week.“I was really excited because I had felt that with Vyvanse, the other medication I was on, I kind of hit a breaking point. It became a lot harder for me to manage working and trying to have some kind of a social life and trying to feed myself,” she said.
It is a tactic ABC15 Health Insider and Chief Medical Officer of Redirect Health Dr. Janice Johnston said people could use if they can’t get a refill on their Adderall. Johnston also recommends people to be proactive and check with their pharmacies first before getting a refill to make sure that the medication is in stock.
The FDA’s website shows that some of the manufacturers do have availability but others are still short, citing they do not have the active ingredients for the drug or there’s been an increase in demand.
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