Dexfarm
Dexfarm is a medicine for ADHD in children aged 6-17 that helps improve focus, attention, and reduce impulsive behavior by stimulating parts of the brain.
Form
tabletti
Strength
20 mg
Active Ingredient
Dexamphetamine sulphate
Manufacturer
Orifarm Healthcare A/S
How to Use
Dosage
The usual recommended dose is between 5 mg and 20 mg. Your doctor will start with a low dose, often 5 mg, and slowly increase it if needed, usually by 5 mg each week.
Method
Take Dexfarm tablets whole or broken with water, preferably with or right after a meal. Take it at the same time relative to meals each day. Do not take the last dose too late in the afternoon to avoid sleep problems.
Important
The maximum daily dose is usually 20 mg, but in rare cases, up to 40 mg may be needed.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Decreased appetite, slower weight gain, or weight loss over time.
- •Trouble sleeping.
- •Feeling nervous.
- •Irregular or fast heartbeat, feeling your heart beat strongly.
- •Stomach pain or cramps, feeling sick (nausea), throwing up (vomiting), dry mouth. These usually happen at the start of treatment and can be lessened by taking the medicine with food.
- •Changes in blood pressure or heart rate (usually an increase).
- •Joint pain.
- •Dizziness or feeling lightheaded, jerky or involuntary movements, headache, hyperactivity.
- •Unusual behavior, aggression, agitation, lack of appetite (anorexia), anxiety, depression, irritability.
RARE
- •Chest pain (angina pectoris).
- •Problems with clear vision, blurred vision, enlarged pupils.
- •Slowed growth in children with long-term use.
- •Feeling tired.
- •Skin rash, hives.
- •Reduced red blood cells (causing pale skin, weakness, shortness of breath), changes in other blood cells (e.g., low white blood cells or platelets).
- •Heart attack or cardiac arrest.
- •Tourette's syndrome.
- •Liver problems, ranging from increased liver enzyme values to liver coma.
- •Muscle cramps.
- •Seizures, uncontrolled movements, bleeding in the skull.
- •Suicidal thoughts, worsening of existing tics.
- •Kidney damage.
- •Hair loss.
- •Numbness, tingling, and color changes (white to blue to red) in fingers and toes when cold (Raynaud's phenomenon).
- •Confusion, dependency, feeling uneasy, mood swings, euphoria, poor performance in cognitive tests, changes in sex drive, nightmares, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic attacks, paranoia, restlessness.
Important Warnings
- Do not give this medicine if your child is allergic to dexamfetamine, other amphetamines, or any other ingredient in Dexfarm.
- Tell your doctor if your child has severe high blood pressure, heart problems (like a heart attack or irregular heartbeat), or problems with blood vessels in the brain (like a stroke).
- Inform your doctor if your child has serious mental health problems, such as psychosis, schizophrenia, severe depression, suicidal thoughts, or bipolar disorder.
- Do not use Dexfarm if your child is currently taking or has taken antidepressant medicines called MAO inhibitors in the last 14 days.
- Tell your doctor if your child has ever misused alcohol, prescription medicines, or illegal drugs.
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- Inform your doctor if your child is going to have surgery. Dexfarm should not be taken on the day of surgery if certain anesthetics are used.
- This medicine can cause dizziness or blurred vision, which might make driving, cycling, or operating machinery dangerous.
- Dexfarm can cause weight loss or slowed growth in some children. Your doctor will monitor your child's weight and height.