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Table 3 Medication Use

From: Patient characteristics, comorbidities, and medication use for children with ADHD with and without a co-occurring reading disorder: A retrospective cohort study

ADHD Medication

ADHD

ADHD + RD

P Value

 

N

%

N

%

 

Long-Acting Stimulants

     

Adderall XR

30901

31.6

61

23.0

0.003

Concerta

30976

31.7

86

32.5

0.794

Daytrana

2749

2.8

11

4.2

0.189

Focalin XR

8002

8.2

30

11.3

0.064

Metadate CD

5426

5.6

19

7.2

0.251

Metadate ER

193

0.2

0

0.0

1.000

Methylin ER

1083

1.1

5

1.9

0.227

Methylphenidate HCL ER

0

0.0

0

0.0

N/A

Methylphenidate HCL SR

0

0.0

0

0.0

N/A

Ritalin LA

4574

4.7

15

5.7

0.451

Ritalin SR

39

0.0

0

0.0

1.000

Vyvanse

262

0.3

0

0.0

1.000

Total Long-Acting

69623

71.3

181

68.3

0.288

Short-Acting Stimulants

     

Adderall

381

0.4

1

0.4

1.000

Amphetamine Salt Combo

9289

9.5

13

4.9

0.011

Amphetamine/Dextroamph

0

0.0

0

0.0

N/A

Cylert

0

0.0

0

0.0

N/A

Desoxyn

11

0.0

0

0.0

1.000

Dexedrine

27

0.0

0

0.0

1.000

Dexmethylphenidate HCL

109

0.1

1

0.4

0.258

Dextroamphetamine Sulfate

1231

1.3

1

0.4

0.272

Dextrostat

48

0.0

1

0.4

0.124

Dexampex

0

0.0

0

0.0

N/A

Focalin

3098

3.2

11

4.2

0.363

Methamphetamine HCL

0

0.0

0

0.0

N/A

Methylin

4986

5.1

13

4.9

0.884

Methylphenidate HCL

6701

6.9

19

7.2

0.841

Methylphenidate Hcl SA

0

0.0

0

0.0

N/A

Pemoline

10

0.0

0

0.0

1.000

Ritalin

397

0.4

2

0.8

0.293

Provigil

234

0.2

0

0.0

1.000

Total Short-Acting

22739

23.3

54

20.4

0.265

Total Stimulants

75354

77.1

190

71.7

0.036

Non-Stimulants

     

Atomoxetine

13732

14.1

34

12.8

0.567

Bupropion

3486

3.6

10

3.8

0.857

Alpha 2 Agonists

11296

11.6

32

12.1

0.794

Total Non-Stimulants

25506

26.1

65

24.5

0.559

Medications used to treat Other Mental Health Conditions

ADHD

ADHD + RD

P Value

 

N

%

N

%

 

Anti-depressants

     

MAOI's

0

0.0

0

0.0

N/A

Tricyclics

1734

1.8

3

1.1

0.638

SSRI's

9508

9.7

26

9.8

0.965

SNRI's

772

0.8

1

0.4

0.729

Other

5105

5.2

18

6.8

0.252

Total Antidepressants

14966

15.3

43

16.2

0.682

Antimanic (bipolar) agents

7208

7.4

21

7.9

0.734

Antipsychotics

     

Typical

444

0.5

0

0.0

0.638

Atypical

15593

16.0

52

19.6

0.104

Total Antipsychotics

15703

16.1

52

19.6

0.116

Anxiolytics

     

Benzodiazepines

1807

1.8

3

1.1

0.643

Others

2388

2.4

5

1.9

0.557

Total Anxiolytics

3982

4.1

8

3.0

0.385

  1. All comorbidties examined from index date through end of post-period.
  2. Based upon univariate analyses with chi-square tests for variables with counts of at least 5 and Fischer's exact test if any cell had less than 5 observations.