N.B. woman without family doctor turns to private sector for ADHD meds [Video]

A New Brunswick woman says she has no choice but to turn to the private sector to get refills for her attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication — and it’s a costly process.

Judy Carter says her family doctor wrote her a prescription for a year’s worth of ADHD medication before giving up her practice last April. Since then, Carter has been searching for a new family doctor and is on the province’s wait-list

Carter has been taking Vyvanse — a stimulant classified as a controlled substance — to manage her diagnosis for years now.

She says her pharmacy told her it could not refill her medications long-term, as there are several restrictions surrounding controlled substances.

“I did try. I found two or three or four local walk-in clinics. And I was told by the receptionist that it wasn’t something that the doctors could do,” she said.

Her refills run out in mid-May.

The Dieppe woman is on …