• Medication Type: Stimulant
  • Drug Class: Amphetamine
  • Form: Liquid
  • Duration: Long (8+ hours)

Advantages
Liquid preparation that is much easier to swallow than a pill. Because it is liquid, it is easier to fine-tune the dose and to give intermediate dosages.

Disadvantages
Very expensive and not usually covered by insurance.

There are about 50 FDA-approved ADHD medications, but only a handful of unique ones. Drug companies create the extra versions by changing the dosage, delivery method (pill, liquid, patch, etc.), and duration (short-acting vs. long-acting).

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Dynavel XR is one of two extended-release liquid preparations of amphetamine approved for the treatment of ADHD (the other is Adzenys ER. Procentra and Zenzedi are also liquid preparations of amphetamine, but they are both short-acting [3½–4 hours]). It is pro- duced by Tris Pharma, the same pharmaceutical company that produces Quillivant XR, and uses the same LiquiXR technology.

Dynavel has two advantages over other pill preparations of amphetamine:

  1. Dynavel XR is easier to swallow than a pill, and
  2. Dynavel XR is one of the better amphetamine medications for children who are very sensitive to dose. By using a dropper or a marked medication cup, the dose of Dynavel XR can be cus- tomized specifically for each child.

The biggest disadvantage to Dynavel XR is that it is expensive, about $1,370 for a month’s prescription without insurance, $340 with a GoodRx coupon. It does not come in a generic yet, and is not usually covered by insurance.