Xelstrym is the first FDA-approved transdermal amphetamine patch to treat pediatric and adult patients with ADHD. It is expected to launch later this year.
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reader panel, patients described the hardships they’ve faced since the shortage began. Ann from Illinois, like many, went undiagnosed for much of her life. She was diagnosed in October 2021 but has struggled to fill her prescription since then. “All my life, I beat myself up mentally because I thought I was lazy and worthless, but knowing I had ADHD and needed support from medication made me see myself in a new light,” she said.
“It was heartbreaking for me when the Adderall shortage hit my local area. It felt like this new healing journey was cut abruptly when I could no longer find my medication in stock anywhere. I became depressed as I fell back into old habits where I laid around screaming at myself in my mind to get up and do something, anything! Thankfully, my pharmacist worked with me to get on
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