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Nature 457, 532-533 (29 January 2009) | doi:10.1038/457532c; Published online 28 January 2009

Open Innovation Challenges

A medical view of potential adverse effects

Anjan Chatterjee1

  1. Department of Neurology and Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    Email: anjan@mail.med.upenn.edu

Most seasoned physicians have had the sobering experience of prescribing medications that, despite good intentions, caused bad outcomes. They would call for louder notes of caution than those expressed in the Commentary by Henry Greely and colleagues (Nature 456, 702–705; 2008) when considering the safety of 'cognitive-enhancing' drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall.

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