Medication Safety

Your child has ADHD, and was just given a prescription for a psychostimulant medication.

You already know that safety is important when taking any prescription drug. It’s especially important to handle your child’s ADHD medicine correctly, because it’s classified as a “controlled substance.” This means that there are legal limits on prescribing and using this drug for ADHD, or for any other medical reason.

In this lesson, you and your child will learn:

• How to take this medication responsibly
• How to store it correctly
• What to do if the medication is not working
• How to dispose of it safely

This lesson has 9 screens.