Editorial policy

I’m Adam Odushola, an ADHD Advanced Practitioner and Clinical Prescribing Pharmacist. I write, clinically review and approve everything published on ADHDnotepad. You can read more about me.

As the website builds out, the aim is for every page to be clinically reviewed by a second medical practitioner. Once a page has had that review, it will name the reviewer.

Clinical reference texts, such as StatPearls, are only used to fill gaps these sources don’t cover.

Sometimes the manufacturer’s advice is more cautious than specialist guidance, for example on pregnancy or breastfeeding. When that happens, the page says what the manufacturer advises and what the specialist source says.

I don’t use internal documents, protocols or charts from any clinic or service. Different clinics and services have different policies, and not all of them can prescribe the same medicines. That is why pages say “your prescriber” or “your specialist”, never a named clinic.

Each medication guide lists its sources at the end of the page.

1. 1I write and update the page from the source documents.
2. 2Each clinical statement is checked against those sources.
3. 3Anything the sources don’t confirm is flagged as needing clinician review. It is resolved before the page goes live, not published as fact.
4. 4I approve the final wording.

Pages are written for people with ADHD: the key point first, short sections, plain English and clinical terms explained when they are used.

First published

When the page first went live.

Last updated

When the content last changed in a meaningful way, such as new information or a corrected fact. Design changes don’t count.

Last reviewed

When I last checked the whole page against current sources. A review doesn’t always lead to changes.

Next review

When the next full review is due. Every page is reviewed every 6 months.

When a new or updated source comes out, such as a new SmPC or new SPS guidance, I check which pages it affects and update them, without waiting for the next review.

If a review or update changes clinical advice, the page shows a short “What changed” note.

All existing pages were last reviewed in October 2026. The next review is due in April 2027.

Email adhdnotepad@gmail.com with the page address and what you think is wrong.

I check every report against the sources. If a page is wrong, I correct it and change its “Last updated” date. If the correction changes clinical advice, the page says what changed.

The contact address is for feedback about the website. I can’t answer questions about your own treatment. For that, speak to your prescriber, GP or pharmacist.

It is not run by, or written for, any clinic, service, employer, NHS organisation, professional body or pharmaceutical company. That keeps the information factual and unbiased.

I may contact NHS teams or professional organisations about the site. A page will only say someone else has reviewed it when that has happened, and it will name them.

The site has no advertising and no affiliate links. It receives no sponsorship or funding from pharmaceutical companies.

I work as a clinician in ADHD care. ADHDnotepad is separate from that work. I have no financial links with companies that make ADHD medicines.

• Clinical review of every page by a second medical practitioner.
• Structured feedback from people who take ADHD medicines, to check the guides are clear and useful.

Use the guides to understand your medicine and prepare questions. Decisions about your treatment are made with your prescriber.

If you need help urgently, call NHS 111. In an emergency, call 999.