Episode description

Pharmac is now funding a new medicine and has removed renewal criteria for ADHD treatments.

 Advocates are welcoming the move – saying it’s a game-changer that will save the health system tens of millions of dollars.

But, there are warnings it could lead to over-diagnosing and over-prescribing.

Today on The Front Page, co-founder of DivergenThinking and registered psychologist, Anton Ashcroft joins us to discuss.

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Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer/Producer: Richard Martin
Producer: Ethan Sills

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