"Methylphenidate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A central nervous system stimulant used most commonly in the treatment of attention-deficit disorders in children and for narcolepsy. Its mechanisms appear to be similar to those of DEXTROAMPHETAMINE.
| Descriptor ID |
D008774
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.223.601.600 D03.383.621.460
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| Concept/Terms |
Focalin- Focalin
- Novartis Pharmaceutical Brand of Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride
Metadate- Metadate
- Equasym
- Celltech Brand of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride
Ritalin- Ritalin
- Novartis Brand 1 of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride
- Ritaline
- Cephalon Brand of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride
Ritalin-SR- Ritalin-SR
- Ritalin SR
- Novartis Brand 2 of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride
Methylin- Methylin
- Mallinckrodt Brand of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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