Modafinil, available under the brand name Provigil, is a central nervous system stimulant drug. This means that it helps a person feel awake and focused. While there is no cure for the disease, ...

Tim* doesn't remember the first time he took modafinil, which he says is only because he naturally has a bad memory. He guessed it was a "few years ago," when he was living in Singapore working as a ...

Modafinil (2-[(Diphenylmethyl) sulfinyl] acetamide; brand name Provigil in the United States) is a novel wake-promoting agent first marketed in France in the early 1990s, as a treatment for the ...

Laurie Coots, a marketing executive who flies to meetings in other countries twice a week, spent years trying to conquer sleepless nights and chronic jet lag. But nothing worked, she says, and every ...

Both modafinil and Adderall are prescribed to treat narcolepsy, but Adderall is also used for ADHD, while modafinil is used for obstructive sleep apnea and shift work disorder. While both medications ...

Modafinil is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to increase wakefulness in adults with daytime sleepiness due to certain conditions. These include: narcolepsy obstructive sleep apnea ...

Latest research presented at the meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes has associated daytime napping and drowsiness with an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes. Reuters ...

Modafinil is a generic prescription drug that’s used to treat excessive sleepiness. Modafinil’s cost may depend on factors such as your dosage, whether you have health insurance, and the pharmacy you ...

In up-all-night, work-work-work America, a prescription medication like modafinil was sure to make major inroads from the get-go. And, whether you call this novel stay-awake drug by its commercial ...

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