Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The Australian government is of course aware of community concerns about the possible overprescribing of medicines for children with ADHD and would be concerned if children who did not need medication for ADHD were being unnecessarily treated. Anyone who is concerned about the medicines they or their children are taking should consult with their doctor. We are waiting for the draft guidelines. I expect that the Australian guidelines will be finalised in the coming months. We are working under draft guidelines on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at the moment and, as I indicated in my earlier response, there have been many submissions put forward in respect of this. The government does have concerns about the delay in getting those draft guidelines finalised and put into practice. There are alternatives to the treatment— (Time expired)