Table 2.
Medication factors associated with nonadherence to ADHD medication and strategies to improve adherence
Medication | Adverse effects | Patient/family education, clinician intervention |
Medication ineffectiveness | Clinician intervention | |
Lack of medication titration | Clinician intervention | |
Lack of early family-clinician contact after starting medication | Clinician intervention | |
Multiple daily doses, burdensome medication regimen | Clinician intervention |
ADHD: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder