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Common blood pressure drug shows promise for treating ADHD symptoms (www.psypost.org)

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This could be a good new option for those with ADHD who are currently on meds for it.

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[-] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 86 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

This is really interesting. As I was reading the article I was wondering how they were going to wring money out of it, as amlodipine is off patent. Then I got to this part:

“While amlodipine shows promise in preclinical models, it is not currently suitable for use in ADHD in its marketed form,” Karlsson noted. “Further optimization through chemical modification is necessary to enhance CNS selectivity and ensure a favorable therapeutic index in the context of ADHD.”

Classic big pharma. Slightly tweak an existing drug in an insignificant way so that you can get a new patent on it and charge exorbitant prices.

[-] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

I have Adha and hypertension. As such I have an unused bottle of amlodapine at home. I'll take it and report back

[-] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

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