 Methylphenidate
"Methylphenidate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A central nervous system stimulant used most commonly in the treatment of ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER in children and for NARCOLEPSY. Its mechanisms appear to be similar to those of DEXTROAMPHETAMINE. The d-isomer of this drug is referred to as DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE.
| Descriptor ID |
D008774
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.223.601.600 D03.383.621.460
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| Concept/Terms |
Metadate- Metadate
- Celltech Brand of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride
- Equasym
Methylin- Methylin
- Mallinckrodt Brand of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride
Ritalin- Ritalin
- Novartis Brand 1 of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride
- Cephalon Brand of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride
- Ritaline
Ritalin-SR- Ritalin-SR
- Ritalin SR
- Novartis Brand 2 of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methylphenidate" by people in Profiles.
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Caliendo E, Lowder R, McLaughlin MJ, Watson WD, Baum KT, Blackwell LS, Koterba CH, Hoskinson KR, Tlustos SJ, Shah SA, Suskauer SJ, Kurowski BG. The Use of Methylphenidate During Inpatient Rehabilitation After Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Population Characteristics and Prescribing Patterns. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2024 May-Jun 01; 39(3):E122-E131.
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Paulus MP, Kuplicki R, Victor TA, Yeh HW, Khalsa SS. Methylphenidate augmentation of escitalopram to enhance adherence to antidepressant treatment: a pilot randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 2021 11 19; 21(1):582.
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