Stronger warnings about using Cylert (pemoline) for ADHD
February 1997
You'll see stronger warnings about using Cylert (pemoline) for ADHD...because of the risk of liver toxicity.
A new warning in the package insert describes cases of acute liver failure...some resulting in death or a liver transplant.
Now some physicians won't refill Cylert scripts until patients get a liver function test. But this might not be good enough.
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