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US
/ˈɹɪtəɫɪn/
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NOUN
- central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children
How To Use Ritalin In A Sentence
- I would strongly suggest to Mr. Greer that he keep his fascist-indoctrinated, ritalin-sotted brats away from my children in Florida's socialist (public) schools. Florida GOP chair: Obama trying to 'indoctrinate' children
- When Ritalin and the antidepressant imipramine are taken together, blood levels of imipramine may be higher than expected.
- And with a new study out about ADHD and the drugs that treat ADHD in children such as Ritalin, which is methylphenidate. CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2009
- Ritalin is a stimulant whose effects are similar to those of amphetamine, methamphetamine and cocaine.
- Controversy has raged around the drug most widely used to calm such children, Ritalin, which is of the amphetamine family. Hyperactive children may suffer from genetic disorder, says study
- ‘There is a disconcerting symmetry between Prozac and Ritalin,’ he writes.
- Ritalin is an amphetamine-like drug, a controlled substance with similar pharmacological properties to cocaine.
- Methylphenidate, sold under the brand name Ritalin by Novartis, was once the standard. Worldwide Use of ADHD Drugs Nearly Triples | Impact Lab
- I taught briefly in a public high school and would have loved to have set up a Ritalin fogger in my classroom. Boing Boing
- Ritalin is the brand name for methylphenidate, a central nervous system stimulant that is often prescribed for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).