Drug treatment benefited children in the amount of school work that they completed , by up to 15 % , and less consistently improved children ’s accuracy in specific types of academic assignments , such as arithmetic .
Methylpheni date , dexamfetamine and mixed amfetamine formulations all showed beneficial effects on children ’s on-task behaviour and academic work completion .
These review findings suggest that medication for ADHD has the potential to improve children ’s learning and academic achievement
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) has a significant impact on children ’s classroom behaviour , daily functioning and experience of school life .
However , the effects of drug treatment for ADHD on learning and academic achievement are not fully understood .
This review was undertaken to describe the effects of methylpheni date , dexamfetamine , mixed amfetamine salts and atomoxetine on children ’s on-task  behaviour and their academic performance , and to perform a meta- analysis to quantify these effects .
Atomoxetine treatment in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
INTRODUCTION This study compared two atomoxetine titration dosing schedules and two atomoxetine maintenance doses for treating adolescent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity .  METHODS Adolescents ( N = 267 ) were r and omized to a slow or fast titration schedule . Patients who responded continued on a 40-week maintenance treatment , r and omized to either 0.8 or 1.4 mg/kg/day . RESULTS During the acute period , significant benefit was demonstrated with both titration schedules on the ADHD Rating Scale total score . Although patients in both groups maintained benefit relative to week 0 , statistically significant loss of benefit was found for patients maintained on 0.8 mg/kg/day but not on 1.4 mg/kg/day . A similar pattern was observed on the Clinical Global Impressions-ADHD-Severity scores and Life Participation Scale for ADHD-Child Version scores . Mean grade s for most subjects improved for patients in both maintenance treatment groups although most improvements were not statistically significant . CONCLUSIONS In adolescents with ADHD , treatment benefit at 8 weeks was better maintained long-term with 1.4 mg/kg/day than with 0.8 mg/kg/day . Improvement in adaptive functioning and age-appropriate developmental function was also demonstrated . Atomoxetine 0.8 and 1.4 mg/kg/day were equally well tolerated . CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRY Maintenance of benefit with atomoxetine hydrochloride in adolescents with ADHD , NCT00191035
Drug treatment benefited children in the amount of school work that they completed , by up to 15 % , and less consistently improved children ’s accuracy in specific types of academic assignments , such as arithmetic .
Methylpheni date , dexamfetamine and mixed amfetamine formulations all showed beneficial effects on children ’s on-task behaviour and academic work completion .
These review findings suggest that medication for ADHD has the potential to improve children ’s learning and academic achievement
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) has a significant impact on children ’s classroom behaviour , daily functioning and experience of school life .
However , the effects of drug treatment for ADHD on learning and academic achievement are not fully understood .
This review was undertaken to describe the effects of methylpheni date , dexamfetamine , mixed amfetamine salts and atomoxetine on children ’s on-task  behaviour and their academic performance , and to perform a meta- analysis to quantify these effects .