Posted by Molybdenum on June 25, 2008, at 4:12:05
In reply to What's the half life of Ritalin?, posted by IAMtheWalrus on June 24, 2008, at 14:43:24
Quotes from two Novartis data sheets:
- prescribing information dated June 21, 2006 for Ritalin (immediate release)
- another dated 14 September, 2006 (Novartis Aust. version)Peak plasma concentrations achieved at 2 hrs but marked variability between subjects.
Mean half-life is 2.4 hrs in children, 2.1 hrs in adults.
Abstinence is recommended on weekends and school holidays (inasmuch as the clinical situation permits).
Dose should be administered 1 to 2 hrs before maximum effect is required.
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Curiously FYI, I recall reading that if you take Ritalin at the same time as modafinil, the latter's absorption is delayed by 1 hr.
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