ADHD advice secretly paid for by drugs companies [View All]

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By Daniel Foggo
(Filed: 09/10/2005)

Support and advice groups for parents of children with so-called behavioural disorders are being secretly funded by pharmaceutical firms, it can be revealed.

The groups give out advice on stimulant drugs and other controversial medical treatments for young children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Their internet sites provide extensive details of medications that doctors can prescribe.

But at the same time they are also being secretly financed by the pharmaceutical companies which make the controversial "chemical cosh" drugs.

Last night one of the groups, a government-funded charity, admitted receiving five-figure sums from the drug giants and one of the companies involved conceded that a desire to sell more of its product was one of its motives for providing the finance.

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