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What is Provigil?

Provigil®, a brand brand name for modafinil, is a stimulant used to improve wakefulness in narcolepsy and shift work sleep disorder; adjunctive therapy for obstructive sleep apnea. Off label it is used for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and to treat fatigue in MS and other disorders. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Fatigue 27 4
disease-related symptoms 2 0
Other 2 0
General health 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 25%
Mild
1 25%
None
2 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Headaches
2 50%
Lack of Focus
1 25%
neck stiffness
1 25%
Sleep problems
1 25%
Anxiety
1 25%
Jittery feeling
1 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  200mg as needed daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Provigil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
4 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Did not seem to work
2 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Other
2 25% Other: 25%
Doctor's advice
1 13% Doctor's advice: 13%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Provigil

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Provigil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
2
0
10

Stopped Taking Provigil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
1
2
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 75%
Usually
1 25%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 25%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 25%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
2 50%
$25-49
1 25%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.