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WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Ritalin, a popular drug for treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), might increase the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm shortly after a young person starts taking it, a new study suggests.Children and teens who were prescribed methylphenidate -- sold under the brand names Ritalin, Daytrana and Concerta -- had a 61 percent increased risk of arrhythmias during the first two months of use, according to the analysis of South Korean patients.But most children on the medication should not experience heart problems, stressed senior study author Nicole Pratt, a senior research fellow at the Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Center at the University of South Australia."In the average child, the risk of serious cardiovascular events is extremely small [three per 100,000 per year], and any absolute excess risk associated with methylphenidate is also likely to be small," Pratt said.Also, the study did not prove that the medication causes an irregular heartbeat.However, doctors should take these findings into account when putting a child on methylphenidate, Pratt added.

• A popular drug for treating attention-defict hyperactivity disorder, might increase the risk of an abnoraml heart rhythm.
• People who suffer from ADHD are involved in this issue
• They are studying more about this issue to see how they can prevent that from happening or what is causing that symptom 

This even relates to me because i have friends that suffer from ADHD and it can be something that can affect the. Also because this may not be the only drug that bring side effect such as an abnormal heart attack. Other medicines could have symptoms that we didnt even know about and they should be looked at.