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
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatigue | 913 |
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171 |
| Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) | 151 |
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44 | |
| Brain fog | 40 |
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16 |
| Other | 28 |
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5 | ||
| Cognition | 24 |
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9 | |
| disease-related symptoms | 7 |
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1 |
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Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Modafinil. See all 37 dosages ►
| 0 100mg as needed | 0.5 100mg as needed | 0other as needed | 100 mg as needed | 100mg as needed | 10mg as needed | 1mg as needed | 200 mg as needed | 200mg as needed | 2 100mg as needed | 300mg as needed | 400mg as needed | 50mg as needed | as needed | daily | mg as needed | 1 daily | 2 mg daily | 5 mg daily | 20 mg daily | 40 mg daily | 50 daily | 50 mg daily | 100 daily | 100 mg daily | 100 mg one time | 150 mg daily | 200 daily | 200 mg daily | 250 mg daily | 300 mg daily | 400 mg daily | 500 mg daily | 600 mg daily | 800 mg daily | 800 tbs. daily | 1200 mg daily | ||
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19
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11
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223
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428
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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79 | 36% |
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Expense
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57 | 26% |
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Other
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51 | 23% |
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Side effects too severe
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48 | 22% |
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Doctor's advice
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27 | 12% |
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Personal research
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12 | 6% |
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Course of treatment ended
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7 | 3% |
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Change in health plan coverage
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4 | 2% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 0% |
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Report created on February 09, 2010.