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Qelbree® (viloxazine extended-release capsules) is a prescription medicine used to treat ADHD in adults and children 6 years and older. Please click here for full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning, and Medication Guide.

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Living with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be complicated — especially when it doesn’t show up the way many people expect. For some women, it can mean that their ADHD symptoms are overlooked, misunderstood, or misrepresented altogether. Actress Busy Philipps is shedding light on how ADHD can look different in men and women by sharing her own journey so others can feel seen. Read her story and learn more about ADHD below.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Qelbree may increase suicidal thoughts and actions, in children and adults with ADHD, especially within the first few months of treatment or when the dose is changed. Tell your doctor if you or your child have (or if there is a family history of) suicidal thoughts or actions before starting Qelbree. Monitor your or your child’s moods, behaviors, thoughts, and feelings during treatment with Qelbree. Report any new or sudden changes in these symptoms right away.

Important Safety Information continued below.

Wellness

“People assume ADHD is just hyper little kids bouncing off walls. But for so many women, it’s feeling overwhelmed by the little things, getting easily distracted, or not knowing where to start.”- Busy Philipps

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

You should not take Qelbree if you or your child: Take a medicine for depression called a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) or have stopped taking an MAOI in the past 14 days. Also, you or your child should avoid alosetron, duloxetine, ramelteon, tasimelteon, tizanidine, and theophylline.

Qelbree can increase blood pressure and heart rate. Your or your child’s doctor will monitor these vital signs.

Important Safety Information continued below.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Qelbree may cause manic episodes in patients with bipolar disorder. Tell your doctor if you or your child show any signs of mania.

Do not drive or operate heavy machinery until you know how Qelbree will affect you or your child. Qelbree may cause you or your child to feel sleepy or tired.

The most common side effects of Qelbree in patients 6 to 17 years are sleepiness, not feeling hungry, feeling tired, nausea, vomiting, trouble sleeping, and irritability, and in adults, insomnia, headache, sleepiness, tiredness, nausea, decreased appetite, dry mouth, and constipation. These are not all the possible side effects of Qelbree.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please see Medication Guide, including Boxed Warning.

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Bustle

“People assume ADHD is just hyper little kids bouncing off walls. But for so many women, it’s feeling overwhelmed by the little things, getting easily distracted, or not knowing where to start.”- Busy Philipps

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

You should not take Qelbree if you or your child: Take a medicine for depression called a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) or have stopped taking an MAOI in the past 14 days. Also, you or your child should avoid alosetron, duloxetine, ramelteon, tasimelteon, tizanidine, and theophylline.

Qelbree can increase blood pressure and heart rate. Your or your child’s doctor will monitor these vital signs.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Qelbree may cause manic episodes in patients with bipolar disorder. Tell your doctor if you or your child show any signs of mania.

Do not drive or operate heavy machinery until you know how Qelbree will affect you or your child. Qelbree may cause you or your child to feel sleepy or tired.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please see Medication Guide, including Boxed Warning.