The FDA have approved an ‘ADHD candy’ for kids that comes in the form of sweet, chewy amphetamine-based ‘treats’. The drug has been dubbed ‘kiddie cocaine’ due to its addictive and overly appealing design. Adzenys will replace traditional Ritalin and Adderrall, and have been deliberately designed to appeal to children suffering from Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by making them chewable and fruit-flavoured. Thefix.com reports: Adzenys is an extended-release dissolvable amphetamine, the active ingredient in drugs like Adderall. It comes in six dose strengths, ranging from 3.1 mg to 18.8 mg. Adzenys was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January for patients six years and older, and has been stirring up controversy while it’s brought to market. CEO Vipin Garg of Neos Therapeutics, the Dallas-based company behind the drug, saidthey’ve been busy trying to get “ahead of back-to-school season. We’re launching now at full speed.” Pun intended? Garg said that Neos’ 125 sales reps have had “no problem” scheduling appointments with interested doctors. The rationale behind the chewable formulation came from reports of children not enjoying the act of swallowing a pill. Some doctors view it as a convenient way to give children the drugs they need, according to STAT. But [...]