Sav-Rx reversed its initial denial of my patient's Adderall XR 80 mg daily after receiving my letter of appeal. In my letter, I highlighted the stable effective dose had been prescribed for quite sometime. Their initial reason for denial was a citing that FDA approved max daily dose was 60 ... Read More
Tag: adult ADD treatment
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Sep2014
With each passing day, I encounter an increasing number of obstructions by insurance companies to authorize and provide my patients with their much needed medication. In my last blog, I highlighted Sav-Rx bogus reason to deny my patient the authorization to continue effective medication because of a change in policy ... Read More
September 15, 2014David W. Goodman, MD
16
Jul2014
Step therapy is the requirement that a patient first try less costly medication before being prescribed medication a doctor thinks is best for the individual patient and specific symptoms/history. In the recent past, insurance companies had requested that adults with ADHD first be treated with a short-acting stimulant despite the ... Read More
July 16, 2014David W. Goodman, MD
28
Jan2014
My discussion with Dale Archer, M.D. (psychiatrist, best-selling author) on WYPR September 27, 2014 about ADHD, over- diagnosis, and over-prescribed medications was lively. While Dr. Archer advocates “medication as a last resort” and “the goal of treatment is to get off medication” after learning new skills, I offered the research ... Read More
January 28, 2014David W. Goodman, MD
16
Jan2014
I have been invited as an expert on ADHD to participate in an interview on the Mid-day with Dan Rodricks show on WYPR on January 27 1-2pm. This is a live panel discussion that will include Dale Archer M.D., a psychiatrist and writer, to discuss the use of medication and ... Read More
January 16, 2014David W. Goodman, MD
28
Dec2013
The New York Times article “The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder” published December 15, 2013 had quoted me towards the end of article. As I had previously written in my blog posting, the quote was taken out of context and deliberately misrepresented my professional article with Medscape. I did send a ... Read More
December 28, 2013David W. Goodman, MD
17
Dec2013
The Washington Post took the initiative to write an article in today’s (December 17) paper on ADHD in adults ages sixty and older. This article is also accompanied by a sidebar article discussing adult ADHD Older adults with ADHD are a group that has not been specifically researched and about whom very little is written. The Washington Post article ... Read More
December 17, 2013David W. Goodman, MD
15
Dec2013
Today the New York Times published an article “The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder” by Alan Schwarz. This is a lengthy article highlighting the increased identification of people with ADHD and the concomitant increase in the prescriptions of effective medications. The article is a feature story on the New York Times ... Read More
December 15, 2013David W. Goodman, MD
18
May2013
I was recently invited to write an editorial for an international medical journal on a study by Sonuga-Barke and colleagues. This published study was an extensive review and analysis of published research looking at several different nondrug treatments for ADHD. My editorial will be published by the British Medical Journal in Evidence-based ... Read More
May 18, 2013David W. Goodman, MD
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May2013
Because my patients travel from the U.S. or come to consult me from other countries, the question of locating experts in ADHD, especially for adults, comes up often. Here is my suggestion to locate such an expert.
Go to www.pubmed.com. This is the National Institute of Health website on medical publications.
In the ... Read More
May 12, 2013David W. Goodman, MD