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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 85 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (13 children)

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.

[–] obinice@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

It'll be the same flat, cheap prescription price as all prescribed medication is though, so it doesn't really matter what it is or how it was produced.

It's only countries like the USA that somehow get duped into paying wildly obese financial sums for cheap medicine. I feel for them.

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