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This is a list of investigational autism and pervasive developmental disorder drugs, or drugs that are currently under development for clinical use in the treatment of autistic spectrum disorders and/or other pervasive developmental disorders but are not yet approved.
Educational campaigns are thus essential in tackling prescription drug overuse, as it strengthens the public's understanding of prescription drug overuse. Promotion and training regarding proper prescription drug prescribing and dispensing, targeting healthcare professionals, can also enhance monitoring and prevention of overuse. [citation needed]
Though the current (2007) guidelines dictate more restricted antibiotic use, many dentists [38] and dental patients [39] follow the 1997 guidelines instead, leading to overuse of antibiotics. [40] A study by Imperial College London in February 2017 found that of 20 online websites, 9 would provide antibiotics (illegally) without a prescription ...
Salbutamol/budesonide, sold under the brand name Airsupra, is a fixed-dose combination medication for the treatment of bronchoconstriction and asthma. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a combination of salbutamol sulfate (albuterol sulfate), a short-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist , and budesonide , an inhaled corticosteroid .
On 28 February 1998, Wakefield was the lead author of a study of twelve children with autism that was published in The Lancet. The study proposed a new syndrome called autistic enterocolitis, and raised the possibility of a link between a novel form of bowel disease, autism, and the MMR vaccine. The authors said that the parents of eight of the ...
Molecular Autism is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal covering research on the cause, biology, and treatment of autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders. The journal was established in 2010 and is published by BioMed Central .
Autism spectrum disorder [a] (ASD), or simply autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder "characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts" and "restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities". [11] Sensory abnormalities are also included in the diagnostic manuals ...
A 2007 study suggested that Raven's Progressive Matrices (RPM), a test of abstract reasoning, may be a better indicator of intelligence for autistic children than the more commonly used Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC). Researchers suspected that the WISC relied too heavily on language to be an accurate measure of intelligence ...