Provigil and Pregnancy WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Provigil and Pregnancy
Women who are pregnant should only use Provigil (modafinil) when the benefits to the mother clearly outweigh any potential risks to the fetus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has labeled Provigil as a category C drug, meaning the effects of the medication have not been completely studied in pregnant women. According to studies performed in both pregnant rats and rabbits there was in increase risk of miscarriage and birth defects.1
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- Consult your physician if taking birth control pills, as Provigil can decrease the effectiveness of the medication leading to pregnancy.2
- Women who plan on breastfeeding while taking Provigil should consult with their physician, as it currently unknown whether the medication is excreted into breast milk.2
- Provigil is a prescription medication used to treat certain types of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy.2
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- Contributor: Melinda Cheatwood
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Melinda Cheatwood
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Pregnancy and Provigil, Provigil During Pregnancy, Provigil While Pregnant, Can I Use Provigil During Pregnancy, Use of Provigil During Pregnancy
- Last update: Jul. 6, 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.
