Modafinil, often sold under the name 'Provigil', is a wakefulness-promoting drug used to treat excessive sleeping in conditions such as narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea. However, some also use ...

The narcolepsy drugs modafinil (Provigil) and armodafinil (Nuvigil) were both associated with major congenital malformations, a post-marketing report showed. Of 102 prospective live births in the U.S.

TORONTO, Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Apotex Inc. ("Apotex"), the largest Canadian-based pharmaceutical company, today announced that its affiliate Nuvo Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) DAC has acquired the ...

June 12, 2008 (Chicago, Illinois) — A drug used to treat narcolepsy might have another use, researchers say, in the treatment of cancer-related fatigue. Modafinil, sold by Cephalon under the brand ...

Cephalon is facing a delay in securing approval for Nuvigil, its new treatment for excessive sleepiness associated with narcolepsy and other disorders in the USA, after the Food and Drug ...

It's reported that 1 in 5 students take the drug Modafinil in hopes of boosting their academic performance, but this so-called "smart drug" may actually impair their ability to answer questions ...

A so-called "smart drug" popular with young people may carry more of an addiction risk than thought, a small government study suggests. Scans of 10 healthy men showed that the prescription drug ...