Provigil Generic

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome can experience residual daytime sleepiness despite regular use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study assessed the efficacy and safety of Provigil for the treatment of residual daytime sleepiness in such patients.

Obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSA/HS) is a serious and chronic disorder characterized by repeated episodes of complete or partial collapse of the upper airway during sleep. The resulting disruption (or fragmentation) of sleep leads to excessive daytime sleepiness.

A relatively common condition, OSA/HS is estimated to affect 2 to 4% of middle-aged adults. Because the disorder has been associated with impairments in neurophysiologic, respiratory, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular function, patients with OSA/ HS may experience significant morbidity and there is suggestive evidence of increased mortality.

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Although its mechanism of action is unknown, Provigil appears to be unlike classic stimulants. We investigated this generality by testing the selectivity of this compound for wake-promoting effects (e.g., relative to locomotor effects) and homeostatic sleep responses after drug-induced waking relative to the prototypical stimulant methamphetamine (METH).

Continuous measures of electroencephalogram (EEG) sleep-wakefulness, locomotor activity (LMA) and body temperature (Tb) were obtained from adult male Wistar rats 3 days before and after treatment with Provigil (30, 100 and 300 mg/kg i.p.), 0.25% methylcellulose (vehicle) or METH (0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg i.p.). Individually housed rats in a 24-h light-dark cycle (LD 12:12) were treated 5 h after lights-on (CT-5).

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Provigil is approved for people age 16 and older. Off-label Provigil uses may also include the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, and fatigue due to other causes.

Provigil^® (modafinil) is a medication used to promote wakefulness. This means that it helps people stay awake and alert. It is approved to promote wakefulness in people with excessive sleepiness due to:

• Narcolepsy
• Shift work sleep disorder (SWSD), a problem in people who work night shifts or who frequently change between day and night work shifts
• Sleep apnea (known medically as obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome or OSAHS).

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In January 2003, US Air Force majors William Umbach and Harry Schmidt faced court-martial after a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan that killed four Canadian soldiers and wounded eight others. During a pretrial hearing, Umbach’s lawyer spilled one of the Pentagon’s dirty little secrets – the pilots had been on speed when they dropped the fatal bomb.

Their judgment was impaired, he claimed, because superiors pressured them to prepare for the mission by taking Dexedrine, a practice he described as common. The charges were dropped, but not before the revelation sparked public outrage: Why were our boys flying $30 million jets on uppers?

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