Taking ‘Smart Drugs’ Like Adderall Without ADHD Actually Decreases Productivity
Though college students are known to use prescription stimulants or “smart” drugs to enhance their productivity—including Ritalin and Adderall—a new study finds that using these drugs while not suffering from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder decreases productivity and increases the amount…#mph #ritalin #mod #dex #provigil #fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pharmacologic Therapies Effective for Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 -- For patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), solriamfetol, armodafinil-modafinil, and pitolisant reduce daytime sleepiness, with solriamfetol likely superior, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Equilibrium and vestibular safety of modafinil in healthy volunteers - Liu F, Zhang M, Chen T, Zhai L, Zhang Z, Xue J.
BACKGROUND: Modafinil, as a wake-promoting agent, is commonly used to relieve fatigue during military operations. However, there is a lack of clarity regarding the effects of modafinil on the equilibrium and vestibular organs, especially when prescribing t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Lawrenceville, Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Unapproved Drugs and Smuggling of Goods
FDA OCI, George Kuiper, Lawrenceville GA, conspiracy, unapproved drugs, distribution, unlawful smuggling, internet pharmacy, various websites, prescription drugs, Schedule IV controlled substance, foreign sources, modafinil, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - January 15, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Flecainide Plus Modafinil Relieves Sleepiness in Parkinson's Flecainide Plus Modafinil Relieves Sleepiness in Parkinson's
A phase 2 study shows low-dose flecainide added to modafinil relieved excessive day-time sleepiness for some patients with Parkinson ' s disease without affecting cognition or motor symptoms.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - September 21, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Modafinil in Early Pregnancy Not Tied to Congenital Malformations
FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 -- Modafinil use during early pregnancy is not associated with significantly increased risk for major malformations in exposed infants, according to a research letter published online Sept. 1 in the Journal of the American... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 11, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Narcolepsy Drug Doesn't Raise Odds for Birth Defects: Study
This study is based on twice as many pregnancies as earlier studies, and we... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 4, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Narcolepsy drug did not increase risk of fetal malformation
(Karolinska Institutet) Modafinil is used to treat conditions such as narcolepsy. Reports have associated the drug with an increased risk of malformation in babies born to mothers who had taken it while pregnant. Now, a large registry study involving over two million pregnant women in Sweden and Norway shows that there is no such association. The study, which is published in JAMA, was conducted by researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
EU antitrust regulators reinforce case against Teva pay-for-delay deals
EU antitrust enforcers, boosted by recent court victories, on Monday reinforced their case against Israeli drugmaker Teva over its deal with rival Cephalon to delay selling a generic version of its sleep disorder drug modafinil. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Modafinil as a stimulant for military aviators - Ooi T, Wong SH, See B.
INTRODUCTION: Modafinil is a wakefulness-promoting stimulant that has been approved by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as a fatigue countermeasure medication since 2011. Each RSAF aircrew member must undergo a ground test to exclude opera... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Two Sentenced for Participating in Online Drug Distribution and Money Laundering Scheme
Zuned Sunesra, Mumbai, India, Taimur Khan, Surrey, British Columbia, conspiracy, pharmacy websites, online pharmacy, emedoutlet.com, Asian Capital Equities, Soma, Provigil, Darvocet, Darvocet-N, Meridia, Lyrica, mygiftcard.biz, illegal medications, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 11, 2019 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Indian Businessman Charged with Drug Importation, Smuggling, and Money Laundering Offenses
Jeetendra Harish Belani, aka Jeetu, Mumbai, India, Schedule II controlled substance, Schedule IV controlled substance, smuggle drugs, LeeHPL Ventures, LeeHPL, Tramadol, Carisoprodol, Modafinil, William Kulakevich, Julia Fees, Etizolam, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - August 16, 2019 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Wakefulness drug modafinil tied to fetal harm, Health Canada warns
Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should avoid the wakefulness-promoting drug modafinil, sold as Alertec, to prevent serious harm to the fetus, Health Canada warns. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Modafinil Tablets (New - Discontinuation)
Drug Shortage (Source: FDA Drug Shortages)
Source: FDA Drug Shortages - April 19, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
modafinil (Provigil)
Title: modafinil (Provigil)Category: MedicationsCreated: 5/24/2002 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/28/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Sleep General)
Source: MedicineNet Sleep General - February 28, 2019 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: news
