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NICE issues new guidelines on Ritalin
BMJ 2000; 321 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7269.1100 (Published 04 November 2000) Cite this as: BMJ 2000;321:1100
- Roger Dobson
- Abergavenny
New guidelines from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) for the use of methylphenidate in England and Wales advise that the drug should be used as part of a comprehensive treatment programme for children with a diagnosis of severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
In its latest guidance, the institute said that an estimated 1% of school aged children—69 000 children aged 6 to 16 in England and 4200 in Wales—meet the diagnostic criteria for severe, “combined-type” attention deficit …
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