Adderall

//ˈædəɹɔːl// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A brand name for a psychostimulant combination drug containing four salts of amphetamine, used in the treatment of conditions such as ADHD and narcolepsy and often misused as a recreational drug. countable, uncountable

    "Pop a couple of Adderalls."

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addie//addy

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"Look at how Vyvanse was created as Adderall was coming off patent. That's what happens when a treatment is profitable."

Etymology

A brand name coined by the pharmaceutical executive Roger Griggs in 1994. A contraction of the phrase ADD (“attention deficit disorder”) (f)or all, intended to convey inclusivity.

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