What is this summary about? : This is a plain language summary of 2 articles published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacol.It describes a medication called serdexmethylphenidate/dexmethylphenidate, or SDX/d-MPH for short.SDX/d-MPH is marketed under the name Azstarys.It is in capsule form taken by mouth once a day in the morning and meant for treating patients aged 6 years and older with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, commonly referred to as ADHD.This summary focuses on studies that were done in children and adolescents aged 6 to 12 years with ADHD.The study results showed how SDX/d-MPH reduced the symptoms of ADHD, how fast the medication began to work and for how long it worked in the study patients, as well as the medication′s safety during 1 yr of treatment.What are the key takeaways? : Two main studies were done in patients with ADHD.The first study was conducted in a laboratory classroom, which is a simulated school classroom setting with children and adolescents aged 6 to 12 years with ADHD.The patients received either SDX/d-MPH or a placebo.The results of this study showed that the effect of SDX/d-MPH on reducing ADHD symptoms started approx. 30 min after taking the SDX/d-MPH capsule and lasted for approx. 13 h.The placebo did not have this effect.The most common side effects for those taking SDX/d-MPH were headache, abdominal (belly) pain, insomnia and upper respiratory tract infection.The second study was also done in patients aged 6 to 12 years with ADHD.The purpose was to examine how safe and tolerable SDX/d-MPH was during 1 yr of treatment.In this study, no placebo was given.The findings from the second study showed that SDX/d-MPH was safe and tolerable during the 1-yr treatment period, with the most common side effects being decreased appetite, upper respiratory tract Scott H. Kollins1,2, Andrea Marraffino3, Andrew J. Cutler4,5, Charles Oh6, Matthew N. Brams7, Rene Braeckman8 & Ann C. Childress9 1 Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; 2 Akili Interactive, Inc., Boston, MA, USA; 3 Accel Research Sites Network, Maitland, FL, USA; 4 SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA; 5 Neuroscience Education Institute, Lakewood Ranch, FL, USA; 6 Corium LLC, Boston, MA, USA; 7 Bayou City Research, Houston, TX, USA; 8 Zevra Therapeutics Inc, Celebration, FL, USA; 9Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA Placebo: an inactive substance that has no medication but looks exactly the same as the actual medication and is taken in exactly the same way as the study drug.Side effect: an undesirable effect of a medication.Insomnia: difficulty sleeping.Tolerable: means that a patient can endure a medication even with the some of the side effects. infection, sore throat and nose, decreased weight and irritability.This study also showed that SDX/d-MPH was effective throughout the 1-yr treatment period.What were the main conclusions? : In the first study, children with ADHD treated with SDX/d-MPH showed noticeable improvements in ADHD symptoms as early as 30 min after the medication was given, and those improvements lasted up to 13 h.SDX/d-MPH was also found to be as safe as other ADHD treatments containing methylphenidate (MPH).Results of the second study showed that children with ADHD could be treated safely with SDX/d-MPH.Clin. Trial Registration: NCT03460652 (ClinicalTrials.gov)