Use of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication among older adults in Denmark

Abstract

There was an increase in the incidence of ADHD medication use in adults aged ≥50 years from 2000-2010 and a decreasing incidence from 2010-2015. Our results suggest that ADHD medication is used off-label in older adults as part of palliative care.

Prescription stimulant use during long-term opioid therapy and risk for opioid use disorder

“…Our observation period ended in 2018 and we measured dual stimulant-opioid prescriptions through most of 2016. Because dual 30-day stimulant-opioid use is increasing in the United States ( Wei et al., 2018 ) and in other countries ( Ormhøj et al., 2018 ), our results may not generalize to the present rate and consequences of dual use.…”

“…About 5% of adult Medicaid patients with attention-deficient/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had long-term dual stimulant-opioid use ( Wei et al., 2018 ). In Denmark, a 4-fold increase in dual use was observed between 2000 and 2012 ( Ormhøj et al., 2018 ).…”