Modafinilum [Latin]

Modafinilum [Latin] Brand names, Modafinilum [Latin] Analogs

Modafinilum [Latin] Brand Names Mixture

No information avaliable

Modafinilum [Latin] Chemical_Formula

C₁₅H₁₅NO₂S

Modafinilum [Latin] RX_link

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/modafinil.htm

Modafinilum [Latin] fda sheet

Modafinilum_[Latin] FDA

Modafinilum [Latin] msds (material safety sheet)

Modafinilum_[Latin] MSDS

Modafinilum [Latin] Synthesis Reference

L. Lafon, U.S. pat. 4,927,855, (1990)

Modafinilum [Latin] Molecular Weight

273.351 g/mol

Modafinilum [Latin] Melting Point

164-166 ^oC

Modafinilum [Latin] H₂O Solubility

Slightly soluble

Modafinilum [Latin] State

Solid

Modafinilum [Latin] LogP

1.736

Modafinilum [Latin] Dosage Forms

Tablet

Modafinilum [Latin] Indication

To improve wakefulness in patients with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) associated with narcolepsy.

Modafinilum [Latin] Pharmacology

Modafinil is a stimulant drug marketed as a 'wakefulness promoting agent' and is one of the stimulants used in the treatment of narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is caused by dysfunction of a family of wakefulness-promoting and sleep-suppressing peptides, the orexins, whose neurons are activated by modafinil. The prexin neuron activation is associated with psychoactivation and euphoria. Modafinil is not indicated for complaints of lack of energy or fatigue; but it appears to be very helpful for some patients. Also, it has been used in the treatment of hypersomnia, a disorder in which patients lack the capacity for meaningful sleep and may require ten or more hours per day. Recent studies have have found that modafinil may help recovering cocaine addicts fight their addiction.

Modafinilum [Latin] Absorption

Rapid following oral administration.

Modafinilum [Latin] side effects and Toxicity

No information avaliable

Modafinilum [Latin] Patient Information

Modafinilum [Latin] Organisms Affected

Humans and other mammals