The Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Is Conducting a Follow-Up

The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is conducting a follow-up examination on a child who has recently begun taking a low-dose stimulant medication to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) . The child's school performance and home behaviors have improved. The child's parent reports noticing a few tics, such a twitching of the eyelids, but the child is unaware of them and isn't bothered by them. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?

A) Adding an alpha-agonist medication
B) Changing to a non-stimulant medication
C) Continuing the medication as prescribed
D) Stopping the medication immediately