Ritalín

Ritalín
Una variedad suave de anfetamina empleada en el tratamiento del trastorno por déficit de atención o hiperactividad, cuyo nombre genérico es metilfenidato.

Se ingiere en forma de píldoras y ha sido también efectivo en el tratamiento de otras afecciones como la narcolepsia. Aunque la droga actúa en la mayoría de las personas como estimulante, calma y concentra la atención de las que sufren déficit de esta. Se desconoce su mecanismo de acción, pero se piensa que reduce los síntomas al aumentar la cantidad y actividad de un neurotransmisor encefálico.

Enciclopedia Universal. 2012.

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  • Ritalin — trademark a drug that is used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (=a condition that causes people, especially children, to be too active and not able to pay attention for very long) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Ritalin — proprietary name (Ciba Ltd., originally in Switzerland) for drug methylphenidate hydrochloride, copyrighted 1948, years before the drug itself was marketed …   Etymology dictionary

  • Ritalin — [rit′ l in] trademark for a stimulant, C14H19NO2·HCl, used to treat depression, hyperactivity in children, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Ritalin® — /ritˈə lin/ noun A proprietary name for methylphenidate …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ritalin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Methylphenidat Andere Namen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ritalin — Méthylphénidate Méthylphénidate Structure du Méthylphénidate Général Nom IUPAC …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Ritalin — [[t]rɪ̱t(ə)lɪn[/t]] N UNCOUNT Ritalin is a drug that is used especially in the treatment of attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. [TRADEMARK] …   English dictionary

  • Ritalin — noun central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children • Syn: ↑methylphenidate • Usage Domain: ↑trade name • Hypernyms: ↑stimulant, ↑stimulant drug, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ritalin class action lawsuits — The Ritalin Class action lawsuits were a series of federal lawsuits in 2000, filed in five separate U.S. states. All five lawsuits were dismissed by the end of 2002. The lawsuits alleged that the makers of Methylphenidate (Ritalin) and the… …   Wikipedia

  • Ritalin — trademark used for a preparation of methylphenidate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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