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 ...

As someone who’s researched cognitive enhancers, I’ve often been asked about modafinil and Adderall. These two medications are prevalent for boosting focus and mental energy, but they work differently ...

Modafinil use creates a debate on how far to push the limits of the human body. July 24, 2007 — -- In 2003, David Plotz, a busy writer and father of a toddler, was feeling sleep-deprived and ...

Modafinil — a drug used for sleep disorders and ADHD — can reduce the effectiveness of certain types of birth control. Any medication can come with side effects. But modafinil, also known as Provigil, ...

On July 22, 2010, the European Medicines Agency recommended restricting the use of modafinil. Doctors and patients should be advised to use the drug only for the treatment of narcolepsy and all other ...

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 ...

The psychostimulant drug modafinil (Provigil, Cephalon, Inc) failed to significantly improve fatigue in lung cancer patients in a small study published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The ...