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Privacy Policy

This site is owned by Shire US Inc. This Online Privacy Policy is designed to tell you about our practices regarding collection, use, and disclosure of information that you may provide via this site. Please be sure to read this entire Online Privacy Policy before using, or submitting information to, this site.

Your Consent

By using a Shire site, you signify your assent to the Shire Online Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our sites. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our sites following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

About Children

We do not knowingly collect information from children. We encourage parents to talk to their children and supervise their use of the Internet and the information they disclose to Web sites.

About This Site

In our effort to bring you up-to-date, accurate product and resource information, we use various expert sources and studies to develop site content. As a result, you may find slight differences in statistics and/or percentages across various articles—because different sources can view data differently.

Information We Collect and How We Collect It

Many of the services on our site are offered without our collecting any personally identifiable information from you. You can visit our site and view most of the content anonymously.

The information we gather on our site falls into two categories: (1) personally identifiable information you supply, and (2) aggregate information collected as you navigate through our site.

Personally Identifiable Information Collection

Like many Web sites, this site actively collects information from its visitors both by asking you specific questions and by permitting you to communicate directly with us via email, feedback forms, and/or chat rooms. Some of the information that you submit may be personally identifiable information (that is, information that can be uniquely identified with you, such as your full name, address, email address, phone number, and so on).

Some areas of this site may require you to submit treatment and/or demographic information in order for you to benefit from the specialized features (such as newsletter subscriptions, tips/pointers, etc.) or to participate in a particular activity (such as promotions). You will be informed at each information collection point what information is required and what information is optional.

Aggregate Information Collection

As you navigate through a Web site, certain information can be passively collected (that is, gathered without your actively providing the information) using various technologies and means, such as navigational data collection. This site may use Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. An IP Address is a number assigned to your computer by your Internet service provider so you can access the Internet and is generally considered to be non-personally identifiable information, because in most cases an IP address is dynamic (changing each time you connect to the Internet), rather than static (unique to the particular user's computer). We use your IP address to diagnose problems with our server, report aggregate information, determine the fastest route to your computer in connecting to our site, and administer and improve the site.

We also collect information about your use of our site through cookies and similar technology. A "cookie" is a bit of information that a Web site sends to your computer that helps the site remember information about you and your preferences and recognize you as a return visitor to the site. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your email address or other personally identifiable information.

"Internet tags" (also known as single-pixel GIFs, clear GIFs, invisible GIFs, and 1-by-1 GIFs) are smaller than cookies and tell the Web site server information such as the IP address and browser type related to the visitor's computer. This site may at times use Internet tags.

"Navigational data" ("log files," "server logs," and "clickstream" data) are used for system management, to improve the content of the site, for market research purposes, and to communicate information to visitors. This site may at times use navigational data.

Use and Disclosure of Information

Except as otherwise stated, we may use your information to improve the content of our site, to customize the site to your preferences, to communicate information to you (if you have requested it), for our marketing and research purposes, and for the purposes specified in this Online Privacy Policy. If you provide personally identifiable information to this site, we may combine such information with other actively and passively collected information.

We may disclose your personally identifiable information to our affiliates worldwide that agree to treat it in accordance with this Online Privacy Policy. In addition, we may disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties located in the United States and/or any other country, but only (i) to contractors we use to support our business (e.g., fulfillment services, technical support, delivery services, and financial institutions), in which case we will require such third parties to agree to treat it in accordance with this Online Privacy Policy; (ii) in connection with the sale, assignment, or other transfer of the business of this site to which the information relates, in which case we will require any such buyer to agree to treat it in accordance with this Online Privacy Policy; or (iii) where required by applicable laws, court orders, or government regulations. In addition, we will make full use of all information acquired through this site that is not in personally identifiable form.

Access and Correction

To keep your personally identifiable information accurate, current, and complete, please contact us as specified below. We will take reasonable steps to update or correct personally identifiable information in our possession that you have previously submitted via this site.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personally identifiable information as you transmit your information from your computer to our site and to protect such information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is ever 100% secure or error-free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from this site may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via e-mail. Moreover, where you use passwords, ID numbers, or other special access features on this site, it is your responsibility to safeguard them.

Links to Other Web Sites

This site may contain links or references to Web sites. Please be aware that we do not control other Web sites and that, in any case, this Online Privacy Policy does not apply to those Web sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every Web site you visit.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Online Privacy Policy or about the information practices of this site, or would like to have your information removed from our files, please contact us as follows:

Shire US Inc.
Attn: Daytrana® Online Privacy Policy
725 Chesterbrook Blvd.
Wayne, PA 19087
This policy was last revised May 12, 2008.

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Daytrana is a prescription central nervous system (brain) stimulant medicine used to treat ADHD in people 6 to 17 years old. Daytrana may help increase attention and decrease impulsive and hyperactive behavior. Daytrana should be used as a part of a total treatment program for ADHD that may include counseling or other therapies.

Important Safety Information

IMPORTANT:
Daytrana is a controlled substance (CII) because it can be abused or lead to dependence. Keep Daytrana in a safe place to protect it from theft. Selling or giving away Daytrana may harm others and is against the law.

Tell the prescribing doctor if your child has ever abused or been dependent on alcohol, prescription medicines or street drugs.

Daytrana should not be used if your child is very anxious, tense, or agitated; has an eye problem called glaucoma; has tics (repeated movements or sounds that cannot be controlled) has a diagnosis or family history of seizures or has a diagnosis or family history of Tourette’s syndrome; or have had an abnormal brain wave test (EEG); is taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) medicine or has discontinued an MAOI medicine in the last 2 weeks; is pregnant or breastfeeding; is allergic to methylphenidate or any other ingredients of Daytrana.

Serious heart problems have been reported with Daytrana or other stimulant medicines including:

  • sudden death in people with heart problems or heart defects
  • stroke and heart attack in adults
  • increased blood pressure and heart rate

Tell the doctor if your child or a family member has any heart problems, heart defects, or increased blood pressure and heart rate. Remove the Daytrana patch and call the doctor right away if your child has any signs of heart problems such as chest pain, shortness of breath, or fainting while using Daytrana.

Serious mental (psychiatric) problems have been reported with Daytrana or other stimulant medicines including:

  • new or worse aggressive behavior, hostility, anger or irritability
  • new or worse bipolar illness or mania (an extreme increase in activity or talking)
  • new or worse psychosis (hearing or seeing things that are not real, being suspicious, or distrustful, believing things that are not true)
  • other unusual or extreme changes in behavior or mood

Tell the doctor about any mental problems your child or family members have including suicide or depression, bipolar illness, mania, or psychosis. Call the doctor right away if your child has any new or worsening mental symptoms or problems while using Daytrana.

Serious side effects such as seizures (this usually happens in people with a history of seizures), slowing of growth (weight and height), eyesight changes or blurred vision have been reported with Daytrana. Allergic skin rash may occur. Stop using Daytrana and see the doctor right away if swelling, bumps, or blisters happen at or around where the patch is applied.

If the patch is worn longer than 9 hours in a day, or if more than 1 patch is worn at a time, too much Daytrana has been used. Your child should not use hair dryers, heating pads, electric blankets, heated water beds or other heat sources while wearing a Daytrana patch. This could cause too much medicine to pass into your child’s body and cause serious side effects.

Your child should have his or her height and weight checked often while taking Daytrana and your doctor may stop treatment if a problem is found during these check-ups.

Most common side effects seen with Daytrana include skin problems (redness, small bumps, itching) where the patch is applied, poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, weight loss, tics, trouble sleeping, mood swings, and dizziness.

Please see Full Prescribing Information and Medication Guide including Warning regarding abuse and dependence.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.FDA.gov/medwatch or call
1-800-FDA-1088.

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While Shire US Inc. makes reasonable efforts to include accurate, up-to-date information on the site, Shire US Inc. makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. Shire US Inc. assumes no liability for any errors or omissions in the content of the site.