Home » Psychology news » Physicians in Canada should not prescribe ADD drugs to healthy people, experts argue
Physicians in Canada should not prescribe ADD drugs to healthy people, experts argue
December 17, 2012 by NewsBot
Physicians in Canada should consider refusing to prescribe cognitive enhancement medications -- also used to treat attention deficit disorder -- to healthy patients, states a new analysis article. Lack of evidence for benefits and possibility of harm, limited health care resources and professional integrity of physicians are reasons why this use is not acceptable.