House states that Ritalin is "a PG version of cocaine", in actuality Methylphenidate (Ritalin) is very chemically similar to amphetamines, and it also has an almost identical mechanism of action in the brain as amphetamines.
He also states that Methylphenidate has a half-life of 12 hours, which is technically wrong, the half-life of the drug itself is only 2-3 hours. However the extended release versions of Methylphenidate (Ritalin SR, Concerta) are designed to be slowly released over a period of 8-12 hours depending on the exact formulation.
He also states that Methylphenidate has a half-life of 12 hours, which is technically wrong, the half-life of the drug itself is only 2-3 hours. However the extended release versions of Methylphenidate (Ritalin SR, Concerta) are designed to be slowly released over a period of 8-12 hours depending on the exact formulation.
(at around 16 mins) When House hands Margo what he implied were the results of her tox screen, she looks at both sides of the paper and says "it's a cafeteria menu", but the sheet of paper is blank.
During the seizure at the beginning of the episode, when the husband opens the car door, you can see the reflection of a camera man with a baseball cap on the side of the car, looking through his eyepiece, as well as someone leaning behind him.