ARMODAFINIL

(ar moe DAF i nil) Brand: Nuvigil

What is the most significant information I must know about armodafinil?

• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to armodafinil or modafinil (Provigil).

• Till using armodafinil, speak your doctor if you have liver or kidney malady, heart malady or tall blood pressure, a heart valve mess, a history of mental diseases, a history of drug or alcohol addiction, or if you have recently had a heart attack.

• Armodafinil may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert. Avoid another dangerous activity before you know how this medicine will affect your level of wakefulness.

• Stop taking armodafinil and call your doctor if you have a skin rash, no matter how mild. A medication similar to armodafinil has caused severe skin reactions serious satis to require hospitalization. Another signs of a severe reaction include fever, sore throat, headache, and vomiting with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash.

• There may be another drugs that can interact with armodafinil. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.

What is armodafinil?

• Armodafinil is a medicine that promotes wakefulness.

• Armodafinil is used to treat overweening sleepiness caused by sleep apnea, narcolepsy, or shift work sleep disorder.

• Armodafinil may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my health care provider till taking armodafinil?

• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to armodafinil or modafinil (Provigil).

• To create certain you can safely take armodafinil, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:

· cirrhosis or another liver problem;

· kidney disease;

· a heart muscle or valve mess such as mitral valve prolapse;

· a history of mental illness;

· a history of drug or alcohol addiction;

· heart malady or tall blood pressure;

· if you have recently had a heart attack.

• Skin rashes serious satis to require hospitalization have occurred in people using a medication similar to armodafinil. These rashes generally occurred within 1 to 5 weeks after the first dose.

• Stop taking armodafinil and call your doctor at the first sign of any skin rash, no matter how minor you think it might be.

• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether armodafinil will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.

• Armodafinil can create determined types of birth control smaller effective for as long as a month after you stop taking armodafinil. Ask your doctor about using a non-hormone method of birth control (such as a condom, diaphragm, spermicide) to prevent pregnancy while taking armodafinil.

• It is not known whether armodafinil passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

• Do not give armodafinil to anyone younger than 17 years old.

How must I take armodafinil?

• Take exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not take in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

• This medicine comes with patient instructions for safety and effective use. Follow these directions carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

• Armodafinil is generally given for up to 12 weeks. Follow your doctor's instructions.

• Armodafinil is generally taken every morning to prevent daytime sleepiness, or 1 hour till the start of a work shift to treat work-time sleep disorders.

• If you are taking armodafinil to treat sleepiness caused by obstructive sleep apnea, you may also be treated with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) car. This car is an air exhaust connected to mask that gently blows pressurized air into your nose while you sleep. The exhaust does not breathe for you, but the gentle force of air helps hold your airway open to prevent obstruction.

• Do not stop using your CPAP car during sleep unless your doctor tells you to. The combination of treatment with CPAP and armodafinil may be necessary to excellent treat your condition.

• Armodafinil will not cure obstructive sleep apnea or treat its underlying causes. Follow your doctor's instructions about all your another treatments for this disorder.

• Taking this medicine does not take the seat of getting satis sleep. Conversation with your doctor if you continue to have overweening sleepiness even while taking armodafinil.

• Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember, but avoid taking the medicine if you do not plan to be awake for different hours. If it is close to your usual bedtime hour, you may need to skip the missed doze and wait before the following day to take the medication again.

• Conversation with your doctor about what to do if you miss a doze of armodafinil. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.

• Overdose symptoms may include confusion, feeling excited or agitated, quick or slow heart course, and chest pain.

What must I avoid while taking armodafinil?

• Armodafinil may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.

• Avoid another dangerous activity before you know how this medicine will affect your level of wakefulness.

• Avoid drinking alcohol while taking armodafinil.

What are the possible side effects of armodafinil?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Stop using armodafinil and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:

· fever, sore throat, headache, and vomiting with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash;

· the first sign of any type of skin rash, no matter how mild;

· bruising, severe tingling, numbness, pain, muscle weakness;

· light bruising or bleeding;

· mouth sores, trouble swallowing;

· upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);

· depression, confusion, hallucinations, aggression, unusual thoughts or behavior;

· chest pain, uneven heart beats.

• Smaller serious side effects may include:

· headache, dizziness;

· feeling nervous or anxious;

· nausea, diarrhea, upset stomach;

· trouble sleeping (insomnia); or

· dry mouth.

• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect armodafinil?

• Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially:

· cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune, Gengraf);

· propranolol (Inderal);

· omeprazole (Prilosec);

· St. John's wort;

· rifabutin (Mycobutin), rifampin (Rifadin, Rifater, Rifamate), or rifapentine (Priftin);

· an antibiotic such as clarithromycin (Biaxin), dalfopristin/quinupristin (Synercid), erythromycin (E.E.S., EryPed, Ery-Tab, Erythrocin), or telithromycin (Ketek);

· an antidepressant such as nefazodone or clomipramine (Anafranil);

· antifungal medicine such as clotrimazole (Mycelex Troche), itraconazole (Sporanox), ketoconazole (Nizoral), or voriconazole (Vfend);

· a barbiturate such as butabarbital (Butisol), secobarbital (Seconal), pentobarbital (Nembutal), or phenobarbital (Solfoton);

· HIV medicine such as efavirenz (Atripla, Sustiva), etravirine (Intelence), nevirapine (Viramune), or ritonavir (Norvir);

· a sedative such as diazepam (Valium), midazolam (Versed), or triazolam (Halcion); or

· seizure medicine such as carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Tegretol), felbamate (Felbatol), oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), phenytoin (Dilantin), or primidone (Mysoline).

• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with armodafinil. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about armodafinil.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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