Modafinil is stimulant used to improve wakefulness in patients 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.
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| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) | 29 |
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8 | ||
| Fatigue | 22 |
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4 | |||
| Treat Parkinson's | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 2 | 0 | |||||
| disease-related symptoms | 2 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 1 |
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Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Modafinil. See all 11 dosages ►
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Other
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6 | 38% |
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Side effects too severe
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5 | 31% |
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Expense
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2 | 13% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 13% |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 6% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 6% |
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Report created on November 21, 2009.