Adderall

American  

[ad-uh-rawl] / ˈæd əˌrɔl /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand name for a combination drug containing amphetamine and dextroamphetamine, prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy.

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Example Sentences

A Done patient testified that she received an Adderall prescription after an appointment that was “less than five minutes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

For medications like Adderall, the DEA is in charge of setting "quotas" for how much supply is produced.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2023

Many patients with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have had a hard time filling prescriptions for Adderall this year, and drugstores ran out of children’s medicines during last winter’s cold-and-flu season.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Food and Drug Administration announced a shortage of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder treatment Adderall due to a manufacturing problem.

From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2023

And while Teva’s doing that, customers—the pharmacies, wholesalers that are buying the medications from the manufacturers and then giving them to their patients—would turn to other drug manufacturers to buy Adderall.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2023