MODAFINIL

(moe DAF i nil) Brand: Provigil

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

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

• Till using modafinil, speak your doctor if you have angina (chest pain), liver or kidney malady, a heart problem, a history of drug addiction, if you take blood pressure medicine, or if you have recently had a heart attack.

• Modafinil affects the central nervous system. This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert. Avoid another dangerous activities before you know how this medicine will affect your level of wakefulness.

• Stop taking modafinil and call your doctor if you have a skin rash, no matter how mild. A medication similar to modafinil 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 modafinil. 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 modafinil?

• Modafinil is a medicine that promotes wakefulness.

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

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

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

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

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

· angina (chest pain);

· cirrhosis or another liver problem;

· kidney disease;

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

· a history of drug addiction;

· if you take blood pressure medications; or

· if you have recently had a heart attack.

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

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

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

• It is not known whether modafinil 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.

• Modafinil can create determined types of birth control pills smaller effective, which could result in an unplanned pregnancy. Conversation with your doctor about the excellent methods of birth control to use while taking modafinil.

• Do not give modafinil to anyone younger than 16 years old.

How must I take modafinil?

• Take exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not take in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Modafinil is generally given for 12 weeks or less. 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.

• Modafinil 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 modafinil 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 a 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 modafinil may be necessary to excellent treat your condition.

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

• Conversation with your doctor if you continue to have overweening sleepiness even while taking modafinil.

• Taking this medicine does not take the seat of getting satis sleep.

• 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 modafinil. 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 feeling excited or agitated, confusion, trouble sleeping, nausea, or diarrhea.

What must I avoid while taking modafinil?

• Modafinil affects the central nervous system. This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.

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

• Avoid drinking alcohol while taking modafinil.

What are the possible side effects of modafinil?

• 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 modafinil and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

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

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

· light bruising or bleeding;

· white patches or sores internal your mouth or on your lips;

· hallucinations, unusual thoughts or behavior;

· depression, anxiety, aggression; or

· chest pain, uneven heart beats.

• Smaller serious side effects may include:

· headache, dizziness;

· feeling nervous or agitated;

· nausea, diarrhea;

· 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 modafinil?

• Till using modafinil, speak your doctor if you are using any of the next drugs:

· cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune, Gengraf);

· propranolol (Inderal);

· rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane, Rifater);

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

· antifungal medications such as itraconazole (Sporanox) or ketoconazole (Nizoral);

· seizure medicine such as carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Tegretol), phenytoin (Dilantin), or phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton);

· antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Etrafon), doxepin (Sinequan), imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), and others; or

· an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or tranylcypromine (Parnate).

• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with modafinil. 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 modafinil.

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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