The notice came more than two months after some pharmacies reported difficulties filling Adderall prescriptions.
that it was in “frequent communication with all manufacturers of amphetamine mixed salts, and one of those companies, Teva, is experiencing ongoing intermittent manufacturing delays.”in August, attributing them to a labor shortage on its packaging line that it said had since been resolved.
The FDA suggested that “patients should work with their health care professionals to determine their best treatment option,” which may include alternatives like the drug’s extended-release formulation. “Parents are panicked. Their children are being sent home from school or told they cannot come back if they are not on their meds,” said Shapiro, who is also a member of the American Psychiatric Association’s council on children, adolescents and their families. “I have high school students that are trying to take their SATs and do their applications for college, and they can’t focus. They can’t get them done.
“The fact that it’s controlled means you can’t ask for the prescription early," she said."I have to call when I’m down to my last pill or two.” “Patients sometimes get very frustrated, aggravated, sometimes even aggressive,” he said. “But I would say usually it’s just patients are disappointed and anxious.”a shortage from September 2019 through this May — Jones said this shortage has been unusually difficult.The shortage has hit pharmacies differentlyby the National Community Pharmacists Association conducted from July 25 through Aug.
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