Modafinil WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Modafinil
Modafinil is used to alleviate the symptoms of narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome.1 Modafinil is a stimulant that works by helping you to stay awake during the day. Modafinil is not a cure, but will work as long as you are taking it as prescribed.1
Fast Facts:
- Modafinil has been shown to effective in treating depression symptoms and schizophrenia, but by law can only be marketed to treat sleep disorders.2
- Has also been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of shift work sleep disorder.
- Side effects include nausea, chest pain, insomnia, and dry mouth.2
- Modafinil is sold under the brand names Provigil and Alertec.
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: What is Modafinil, Modafanil, Alertec
- Last update: Apr. 24, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
