Global Health and Health Policy 50 Lecture 1: Central Nervous System Drugs
2 Nov 2021
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Drugs that stimulate a specific area of the brain or spinal cord. Neurons contain receptors for excitatory neurotransmitters, including. Site of therapeutic action in the central nervous system (cns) Major therapeutic uses: anti attention deficit disorder, antinarcoleptic, anorexiant, antimigraine, and analeptic (adrenergic) drugs. Most common psychiatric disorder in children, affecting 4% to 10% of school-age children. Boys are affected from two to nine times more often than girls. Primary symptoms of adhd are inappropriate ability to maintain attention span or the presence of hyperactivity and impulsivity. Drug therapy for both childhood and adult adhd is the same. Approved for treating adhd in children older than 6 years of age and in adults. In september 2005, the fda issued a warning describing cases of suicidal thinking and behavior in small numbers of adolescent patients receiving this medication. Incurable neurologic condition in which patients unexpectedly fall asleep in the middle of normal daily activities.
