Association between methylphenidate and risk of myocardial infarction: A multinational self-controlled case series study.
Han Eol JeongHyesung LeeEdward Chia-Cheng LaiTzu-Chi LiaoKenneth Keng Cheung ManIan Chi Kei Ck WongDavid R CoghillMei-Hung ChiCheng-Yang HsiehJu Young ShinPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2021)
Although a positive association between initiating methylphenidate and the onset of myocardial infarction was observed, the risk was the highest in the period before its initiation. Thus, this multinational study suggests there was no causal relationship between methylphenidate and myocardial infarction among Asians.