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Table 2.

Search strategy

PubMed/MEDLINE	Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
For clinical data: (("Methylphenidate"[Mesh]) AND "Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity"[Mesh]) AND "Adult"[Mesh] For pharmacological data: ( "Methylphenidate/metabolism"[Mesh] OR "Methylphenidate/organization and administration"[Mesh] OR "Methylphenidate/pharmacokinetics"[Mesh] OR "Methylphenidate/pharmacology"[Mesh] OR "Methylphenidate/physiology"[Mesh] OR "Methylphenidate/poisoning"[Mesh] OR "Methylphenidate/toxicity"[Mesh])	"methylphenidate hydrochloride" in Title Abstract Keyword AND "ADHD" in Title Abstract Keyword AND adult* in Title Abstract Keyword—with Cochrane Library publication date Between Jan 2018 and Sep 2020 (Word variations were searched)

PubMed/MEDLINE

Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials

For clinical data:

(("Methylphenidate"[Mesh]) AND "Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity"[Mesh]) AND "Adult"[Mesh]

For pharmacological data:

( "Methylphenidate/metabolism"[Mesh] OR "Methylphenidate/organization and administration"[Mesh] OR "Methylphenidate/pharmacokinetics"[Mesh] OR "Methylphenidate/pharmacology"[Mesh] OR "Methylphenidate/physiology"[Mesh] OR "Methylphenidate/poisoning"[Mesh] OR "Methylphenidate/toxicity"[Mesh])

"methylphenidate hydrochloride" in Title Abstract Keyword AND "ADHD" in Title Abstract Keyword AND adult* in Title Abstract Keyword—with Cochrane Library publication date Between Jan 2018 and Sep 2020 (Word variations were searched)