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Artige tablets contain the active ingredient methylphenidate hydrochloride. Methylphenidate
hydrochloride is a central nervous system stimulant.
Artige tablets have two uses. They are used to treat:
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); and
narcolepsy, a sleep-attack disorder.
Your doctor may have prescribed it for another purpose.
This medicine should not be used to prevent or treat normal fatigue.
ADHD
About 3% of children suffer from ADHD. It makes them unable to sit still or concentrate
on tasks for any length of time. They may have trouble learning and doing school work.
They frequently become difficult to manage, both in school and at home.
Artige is thought to work by regulating specific chemicals in the brain that affect
behaviour. It helps to focus attention, shut out distraction and allows impulsive
people to think before they act. If successful, it will enhance an inattentive person's
natural ability.
This medicine is part of a treatment program that usually includes psychological,
educational and social therapy.
Narcolepsy
People with narcolepsy have recurring attacks of irresistible day-time sleepiness
in spite of having enough sleep at night. Narcolepsy can be diagnosed by a doctor
by recording wake-sleep patterns.
Narcolepsy is not a normal fatigue state.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed
for you/ your child.
Artige, like all medicines containing central nervous system stimulants, will be given
to you/your child only under close medical supervision and after diagnosis.
This medicine is only available with a doctor's prescription and your doctor has special
permission to prescribe it.
There is not enough information to recommend its use in children under 6 years old.
Artige can be abused or lead to dependence.
Keep Artige in a safe place to prevent misuse and abuse.
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