Children forced to try dangerous drug, says doctor

By Melissa Davey
Updated August 31 2012 - 10:12am, first published 9:20am
''He used to wake up and have so much energy, then crash and fall asleep by 9am'' ... Harrison White with his mother, Tracy. Mrs White says Harrison's condition improved almost immediately he took modafinil.
''He used to wake up and have so much energy, then crash and fall asleep by 9am'' ... Harrison White with his mother, Tracy. Mrs White says Harrison's condition improved almost immediately he took modafinil.

CHILDREN with a severe brain disorder are being denied subsidies for a highly effective medication because the government insists they first try a riskier drug, say specialists who refuse to prescribe what they say is an outdated treatment.

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