• ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      In the UK the NHS uses NICE guidelines for prescriptions. A doctor would be expected to justify prescribing outside of this.

      Additionally, ADHD charities report that it is under diagnosed in people in the UK. With many parents suspicious of medicating children.

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      This used to be true and perhaps still is in some places, but in some European countries the laws have changed a bit recently which means bad time for pharma companies. They now don’t have enough finances to bribe doctors effectively. (Source: family member in European pharma.)