The phase IIIb trial showed that the patch could offer individualized control over a child’s ADHD symptoms, allowing parents and physicians to better manage the potential for late-day side effects, such as lack of appetite or difficulty sleeping.
Timothy Wilens, associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, said: “Because it is a patch, if a child sleeps late on the weekend and the patch is applied later than on a school day, it can still be removed at the usual time. That way, the child receives the benefit of their long-acting ADHD medication for a shorter duration of effect, as well as managing the potential for late-day side effects.
“The physician, in consultation with the parent, can determine the appropriate patch wear time, up to the recommended nine hours.”