Cerebral’s Preferred Pharmacy Truepill Halts Adderall Prescriptions for All Customers

Online pharmacy company Truepill said it is temporarily halting prescriptions for Adderall and other controlled substances used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Truepill partner Cerebral, an online mental-health company, told its clinicians to direct those orders to patients' local pharmacies.

Some nurses at Cerebral have said they have felt pressured to prescribe stimulants like Adderall, adding that the companies' 30-minute evaluations are not long enough to properly diagnose ADHD.

Truepill said that "out of an abundance of caution" it is temporarily pausing all fulfilments of Schedule 2 substances while it evaluates appropriate next steps.

Cerebral said that Truepill will continue filling other prescriptions including for Schedule 3 through 5 controlled substances.

The companies are working "to ensure a smooth transition for impacted clients and prevent a disruption in the client's prescribed, evidence-backed course of treatment," Cerebral added.