11 gen 1944 anni - Stimulant Medication Improved

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Chemist Leandro Panizzon creates methylphenidate, another stimulant medication, which he dubs Ritalin, after his wife, Rita, who used it for controlling her low blood pressure. As medicine and modern chemistry improves, it leads to the production of Ritalin by pharmaceutical companies.

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Lange, K.W., Reichl, S., Lange, K.M., Tucha, L., & Tucha, O. (2010). The history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. PubMed Central, 2(4), 241-255. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3000907/

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