Police issue plea for lost ADHD medication
Methylphenidate is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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Officers have urged members of the public to hand in a bottle of medication which appears to have been lost on the street somewhere in Hartlepool.
Cleveland Police said the prescribed medication methylphenidate, a drug typically used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), external, may have been lost near Church Street, between 11:30 GMT and 14:00 on Wednesday.
Officers have warned the medication could be harmful if taken by someone for whom it has not been prescribed.
Anyone who may have found the medication has been asked to hand it in to their nearest pharmacy or police station.
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- Published19 March
