Recent news on Modafinil

Smart drugs for straight As  -  May 13, 2007
Times Online,Modafinil is easily purchased on the internet – I bought a packet of the green tablets for £64. Such is the concern that the Government has commissioned

Jury is out on wakefulness drug  -  Apr 28, 2007
Hindustan Times,Last week, Britain’s Department of Health asked the Academy of Medical Sciences to assess Modafinil as a cognition-enhancing drug.

License of doctor in BALCO scandal suspended from practising medicine  -  Apr 25, 2007
Canada.com,Halevie-Goldman also was placed on five years' probation and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation for allegedly providing the drug modafinil to the

Former BALCO Doctor Gets License Suspended  -  Apr 25, 2007
News10.net,The state Medical Board suspended the license of Doctor Brian Halevie-Goldman after investigators determined he prescribed a stimulant called modafinil to a

Clinical Advances in Pharmacological and Integrated Treatment ...  -  May 18, 2007
Focus (subscription)Modafinil is a schedule IV controlled substance approved for the use of narcolepsy and has been shown to have little potential for abuse among individuals

A Perspective on the Selected Recent Research In the Addiction Field  -  May 18, 2007
Focus (subscription)One is modafinil, which has psychostimulant properties similar to those of sympathomimetic drugs but its mechanism of action is different from that of

Preclinical Development and Clinical Implementation of Treatments ...  -  May 18, 2007
Focus (subscription)Modafinil is an FDA-approved treatment for somnolence associated with narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea, and shift-work sleep disorder.

Cephalon General Counsel John Osborn Nominated by President Bush ...  -  May 16, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The company's proprietary products in the United States include: PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV], FENTORA(R) (fentanyl buccal tablet) [C-II],

Up and running once more . . . the man who allowed cheats to prosper  -  May 15, 2007
The Sunday Times,...“Otherwise Kelli would never have tested for Modafinil [after the women’s 100 metres final of the 2003 World Championships in Paris].

Back to the future  -  May 12, 2007
Salon...and paranoia, modafinil simply turns off the need for sleep (although you can bet that in itself this will generate side effects and mental disorders).

Cephalon First Quarter Earnings Increase Dramatically  -  May 1, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The company currently markets six proprietary products in the United States: PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV], FENTORA(R) (fentanyl buccal tablet)

Cephalon Expects First Quarter 2007 Results to Exceed Expectations  -  Apr 25, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),The company currently markets six proprietary products in the United States: PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil), FENTORA(R) (fentanyl buccal tablet) [C-II],

US Psychiatrist Suspended from Practicing Medicine for Involvement ...  -  26 Apr 2007
MedIndia,Halevie-Goldman was also placed on five years' probation and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation for allegedly providing the drug modafinil to an

Sports Wire: Collison to stay at UCLA next season  -  26 Apr 2007
Long Beach Press-Telegram,Halevie-Goldman also was placed on five years' probation and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation for allegedly providing the drug modafinil to the

The A to Z of sleep  -  26 Apr 2007
The South African Star (subscription),M Is for Modafinil, a stimulant drug that counters sleepiness, developed for the treatment of narcolepsy. It attracted the attention of the UK military

Cephalon Expects First Quarter 2007 Results to Exceed Expectations  -  26 Apr 2007
MSN MoneyThe company currently markets six proprietary products in the United States: PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil), FENTORA(R) (fentanyl buccal tablet) [C-II],

Modafinil which improves intelligence under scrutiny by Health ...  -  Apr 19, 2007
News-Medical.net,Modafinil is one such drug which is licensed in the UK to treat narcolepsy, a rare condition where people suddenly fall asleep, but is widely used by

Acute Chorea and Hyperthermia After Concurrent Use of Modafinil ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)To our knowledge, similar reactions have never been described with modafinil and MAOIs, presumably because modafinil lacks sympathomimetic effects of

Fears over drugs that can boost your brain  -  Apr 17, 2007
Daily Mail,One of the drugs - modafinil - is licensed in the UK only to treat narcolepsy, a rare condition in which sufferers fall asleep without warning.

Smart drugs under examination  -  Apr 17, 2007
ABC Online,Modafinil was created to help people who can't stop themselves falling asleep. It's now used by many to work and play longer and harder with less sleep.

Drugs may boost your brain power  -  Apr 16, 2007
BBC News,..."We tested them two hours after they had taken a single dose of Modafinil and found quite strong improvements in performance, particularly when things got

Think over this - you could use a memory pill  -  Apr 20, 2007
Gulf News,Researchers at Cambridge University recently examined the effects of modafinil, a drug available in Britain for people who fall asleep involuntarily,

As day expands, we search for good night's sleep  -  Apr 16, 2007
Hendersonville Times News,Your tax dollars at work: "The US military is sinking millions of dollars into research on Modafinil trying to see if they can keep soldiers awake and on

Staying Alert In The Face Of Danger  -  Apr 12, 2007
Strategy PageThe most effective of these has been Modafinil (sold as Provigil). This stuff is described as "a mood-brightening and memory-enhancing psychostimulant which

Smarts in a Bottle: UK Government Evaluates Cognition Enhancers  -  Apr 16, 2007
Wired NewsQuestion for readers: does anyone out there have experience with cognition enhancers, especially modafinil -- using them, choosing not to, and so on?

Cephalon's Nuvigil approved for new drug application by FDA  -  Apr 4, 2007
SpiritIndia,As expected, the agency also has indicated that it will request similar language in the label for PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV].

Cephalon Provides Update Related to NUVIGIL(TM) New Drug Application  -  Apr 3, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),NUVIGIL is a single-isomer formulation of modafinil, the active pharmaceutical ingredient contained in PROVIGIL which is FDA-approved for the treatment of

Cephalon Provides Update Related to NUVIGIL(TM) New Drug Application  -  Mar 30, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...also has indicated that it will request similar language in the label for PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV]. The proposed labeling is subject to final

Cephalon's Nuvigil gets tentative OK from FDA  -  Apr 3, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),...of skin rash and hypersensitivity in patients taking modafinil and armodafinil and Cephalon's first-generation wakefulness drug Provigil (modafinil).

FDA news boosts Cephalon  -  Apr 3, 2007
Chester Daily Local Online,The longer-lasting Nuvigil is a single-isomer version of Provigil, which basically means that it uses part of the modafinil molecule as its active

Byline: Randall Osborne, West Coast Editor  -  Apr 5, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),Nuvigil (armodafinil), a single-isomer formulation of modafinil, is designed to improve wakefulness in particularly difficult patients suffering from

When You Could Care Less  -  Apr 4, 2007
Diabetes Health (press release),Possible treatments for apathy include methylphenidate (the amphetamine-like prescription stimulant contained in Ritalin), modafinil (a mood-brightening and

Getting Busy  -  Apr 2, 2007
Harvard Crimson,Caffeine has been working its magic for decades; science has now brought us Modafinil—what next? Hopefully the complete elimination of sleep.

Investors bet on Cephalon drug, but risks abound  -  Mar 29, 2007
Reuters...severity of the warning, which is expected to also be added to the label for Provigil, since the two drugs share the same active ingredient: modafinil.

Cephalon is approvable for narcolepsy  -  Mar 30, 2007
United Press International...in patients taking Nuvigil(armodafinil), and on the labeling of a related Cephalon drug for narcolepsy-associated sleepiness, Provigil (modafinil).

Cephalon Says Drug 'Approvable' But Needs Warning  -  Mar 30, 2007
CNBC,...in patients taking modafinil and armodafinil," Cephalon said in a release, referring, respectively, to the chemical names of Provigil and Nuvigil.

Sleep: A Comprehensive Handbook  -  Apr 17, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Chapter 26, discussing specific pharmacological treatments of sleepiness, such as modafinil, methylphenidate, and sodium oxybate, could have included

Loophole Had Bonds' Attention  -  Apr 16, 2007
Hartford Courant,Track and field appeared to have an epidemic of narcolepsy several years ago when a number of athletes tested positive for the stimulant modafinil and said

Cephalon: Wide Awake on Wall Street  -  Apr 3, 2007
MSNBC...effects of skin rash and hypersensitivity in patients taking a combination of Nuvigil and a similar compound marketed by Cephalon, Provigil [modafinil].

Cephalon: Wide Awake on Wall Street  -  Apr 2, 2007
BusinessWeek...effects of skin rash and hypersensitivity in patients taking a combination of Nuvigil and a similar compound marketed by Cephalon, Provigil (modafinil).

New Delay for Nuvigil  -  Apr 2, 2007
TheStreet.comSparlon's main ingredient was modafinil, a higher dose of the same ingredient found in Provigil. The FDA rejected Sparlon last August due to one suspected

Cephalon Says Drug 'Approvable' But Needs Warning  -  Mar 30, 2007
Reuters.uk,...in patients taking modafinil and armodafinil," Cephalon said in a release, referring, respectively, to the chemical names of Provigil and Nuvigil.

Business news in brief  -  Mar 31, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,...also wants a similar warning label added to the company's top-selling drug, Provigil, which contains the same active ingredient, modafinil.

Feeling Unreal: Depersonalization Disorder and the Loss of the Self  -  Mar 30, 2007
British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription),...of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant and the stimulant modafinil, or opioid antagonists, but there are few controlled trials.

Cephalon Gets Approvable Letter For Nuvigil Along With Draft ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
Trading Markets,...the potential occurrence of skin rash and hypersensitivity in patients taking modafinil and armodafinil, the chemical names of Provigil and Nuvigil.

Cephalon Files Marketing Application for Approval of a Fentanyl ...  -  Mar 29, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),The company's products in the United States include: PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV], FENTORA, TRISENOX(R) (arsenic trioxide) injection, VIVITROL(R)

Lifting the Veil on Trichotillomania  -  Apr 2, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)Turner DC, Clark L, Dowson J, Robbins TW, Sahakian BJ: Modafinil improves cognition and response inhibition in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity

Brain Scans, Genes Provide Addiction Clues  -  Apr 3, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),She and her colleagues are now studying whether modafinil, a drug used to treat narcolepsy, might help in treating methamphetamine dependence.

Modafinil - the time-shifting drug  -  25 Feb 2007
Gizmag,Modafinil improves memory, and enhances one's mood, alertness and cognitive powers. The drug has a smoother feel than amphetamines and enables the user to

Are You Ready For 24 Hour Living?  -  Feb 14, 2007
WTKR Your NewsChannel 3,The generic is Modafinil and the brand name is Pro-Vigil. There are claims across the internet that it can keep you awake without the jitters, buzz or crash

Noteworthy dates in the BALCO steroids probe  -  Feb 16, 2007
Miami Herald,July 29, 2005 - Korchemny pleads guilty to one misdemeanor count of doling out the sleep-disorder drug modafinil. Oct. 18, 2005 - Conte is sentenced to four

Cephalon Reports Record Sales and Earnings for 2006  -  Feb 15, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),The company currently markets six proprietary products in the United States: PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV], FENTORA(TM) (fentanyl buccal tablet)

Secrets of shut-eye: The A to Z of sleep  -  Feb 13, 2007
Independent,M IS FOR MODAFINIL, a stimulant drug that counters sleepiness developed for the treatment of narcolepsy (see below). It attracted the attention of the

Cephalon revenues soar and firm heralds promising pipeline  -  Feb 13, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),The sales increase was due primarily to Provigil (modafinil), which has been on the market for eight years and still managed to advance 38% to $204.7

Cephalon, Inc. Promotes Mike Barr to Vice President  -  Feb 7, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The company currently markets six proprietary products in the United States: PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV], FENTORA, ACTIQ(R) (oral transmucosal

Cephalon, Inc. Promotes Mike Barr to Vice President  -  Feb 7, 2007
Yahoo! News (press release)The company currently markets six proprietary products in the United States: PROVIGIL® (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV], FENTORA, ACTIQ® (oral transmucosal

Collier: Bonds' new deal with Giants is the punch line to a bad joke  -  Jan 31, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,...its image shredded by a star player linked to Deca-Durabolin, Winstrol, The Clear, The Cream, Clomid, Trenbolone, Modafinil and Human Growth Hormone.

A Case of Mania Following the Use of Pramipexole  -  Jan 31, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)...including lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine, and modafinil, we decided to add pramipexole to valproic acid 750 mg bid (serum level 110 µg /ml).

2006 drug approvals: finding the niche  -  Feb 1, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),Gershell also cites the non-approval of Cephalon's Sparlon (modafinil) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in August 2006 as another example of a

Quality by Design (QbD)  -  Feb 12, 2007
Pharmaceutical Processing,Manufacture of Modafinil (Provigil) 4 for the treatment of narcolepsy can be simplified to a continuous process. Similarly Omeprazole ® (Prilosec) could be

How To Change A Personality  -  18 Jan 2007
TIMEWith that in mind, Farah is studying modafinil, a drug developed for narcolepsy that is prescribed off-label to patients with depression, ADHD or even jet

Sleep as a Weapon  -  Jan 4, 2007
Strategy PageThe most effective of these has been Modafinil (sold as Provigil). This stuff is described as "a mood-brightening and memory-enhancing psychostimulant which

Wheelchair tennis player fails drugs test  -  Dec 21, 2006
Reuters South Africa,An independent anti-doping tribunal ruled that the 27-year-old Frenchwoman did not intend to enhance her performance by taking adrafinil or modafinil,

Wheelchair tennis player banned for two years for doping  -  Dec 21, 2006
MSNBCFrenchwoman tested positive at the British Open wheelchair championships in Nottingham, England, on July 25 for adrafinil or modafinil metabolite.

Correction: Health-Care Conference Story  -  Jan 9, 2007
Houston Chronicle,A slightly different form of modafinil, the active ingredient in Nuvigil, was rejected last year as a hyperactivity treatment to be called Sparlon.

Cephalon Announces Positive Results from Two Phase 3 Clinical ...  -  Jan 9, 2007
Yahoo! News (press release)The company currently markets six proprietary products in the United States: PROVIGIL® (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV], FENTORA, TRISENOX® (arsenic trioxide)

Cephalon Announces Positive Results from Two Phase 3 Clinical ...  -  Jan 9, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The company currently markets six proprietary products in the United States: PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV], FENTORA, TRISENOX(R) (arsenic trioxide)

Cephalon Reduces Outstanding Convertible Debt by $337 Million  -  Dec 19, 2006
Drug Newswire (press release),The company currently markets six proprietary products in the United States: PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil) [C-IV], FENTORA(TM) (fentanyl buccal tablet) [C-II],

BALCO leaks exposed  -  Dec 21, 2006
Yahoo! SportsKorchemny got one year probation after he pleaded guilty to one count of distributing the sleep-disorder drug modafinil, which athletes sometimes use to

Impact of Modafinil on Prefrontal Executive Function in Schizophrenia  -  26 Dec 2006
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the acute effects of modafinil on prefrontal activation and cognitive control of motor activity in

Tennis: Wheelchair athlete barred for doping  -  26 Dec 2006
Montreal Gazette (subscription),Frenchwoman tested positive at the British Open wheelchair championships in Nottingham, England, on July 25 for adrafinil or modafinil metabolite.

Cephalon sleep disorder drug faces further delay  -  26 Dec 2006
Reuters...as it attempts to determine if the rash, seen in a clinical trial of Sparlon, known chemically as modafinil, was a case of Stevens Johnson Syndrome.

Cephalon Reduces Outstanding Convertible Debt by $337 Million  -  26 Dec 2006
Yahoo! News (press release)The company currently markets six proprietary products in the United States: PROVIGIL® (modafinil) [C-IV], FENTORA(TM) (fentanyl buccal tablet) [C-II],

BALCO leaks exposed  -  26 Dec 2006
Yahoo! SportsKorchemny got one year probation after he pleaded guilty to one count of distributing the sleep-disorder drug modafinil, which athletes sometimes use to

Are We in Need of a Neuromorality?  -  26 Dec 2006
Vision Insights and New HorizonsIs the stressed professional who uses the wakefulness-promoting agent modafinil to stay alert and get more work done in a day playing fair in the pursuit of

Business news in brief  -  26 Dec 2006
Philadelphia Inquirer,...information about a potentially dangerous rash in a clinical trial of Sparlon, which contains the same active ingredient, modafinil, that is in Nuvigil.

Cephalon, Inc. Appoints Dr. Raj Khankari as General Manager of ...  -  26 Dec 2006
Yahoo! News (press release)The company currently markets six proprietary products in the United States: PROVIGIL® (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV], FENTORA(TM) (fentanyl buccal tablet)

I ain’t givin’ up on sleep  -  Dec 16, 2006
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies,Take Modafinil, for example. This is truly a lifestyle drug for 24/7 age. Sales are so good that Cephalon, the company that produces Modafinil,

Wheelchair tennis player fails drugs test  -  Dec 21, 2006
Reuters South Africa,An independent anti-doping tribunal ruled that the 27-year-old Frenchwoman did not intend to enhance her performance by taking adrafinil or modafinil,

Cephalon Provides Update Related To Final NUVIGIL(TM) Labeling  -  Dec 8, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),The division has requested additional information to help place this isolated case in the context of the safety profile for modafinil that has been

MoD tests drugs for ‘supertroops’  -  Dec 16, 2006
Times Online,The drugs — some banned from Olympic sports — range from modafinil, which raises the IQ, to creatine, used by bodybuilders.

Cephalon drug review could delay different drug's approval  -  Dec 9, 2006
San Antonio Business Journal,The drug, Sparlon, uses modafinil as its active ingredient. Modafinil has been used for more than a decade in Provigil, the company's treatment for

Juicing the Brain  -  Nov 29, 2006
Scientific AmericanModafinil is not a traditional stimulant; rather than bombarding various parts of the brain with arousal signals, it apparently nudges the brain toward

Cephalon Drug May Be Delayed  -  Dec 7, 2006
TheStreet.comAt issue is modafinil, the ingredient in Nuvigil, which will be prescribed for adults. A stronger dose of modafinil was the ingredient in Sparlon,

Cephalon says Nuvigil could be delayed further  -  Dec 7, 2006
Reuters...it attempts to determine if the rash seen in a clinical trial of Sparlon, known chemically as modafinil, was in fact a case if Stevens Johnson Syndrome.

Cephalon: Drug Approval Delay Likely  -  Dec 7, 2006
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),...about a potentially dangerous rash seen in a clinical trial of Sparlon, which contains the same active ingredient, modafinil, that is in Nuvigil.

Cephalon Reduces Outstanding Convertible Debt by $337 Million  -  Dec 19, 2006
Drug Newswire (press release),The company currently markets six proprietary products in the United States: PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil) [C-IV], FENTORA(TM) (fentanyl buccal tablet) [C-II],

Bibliography PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY  -  Dec 6, 2006
Focus (subscription)Ballon JS, Feifel D: A systematic review of modafinil: potential clinical uses and mechanisms of action. J Clin Psychiatry 2006; 67:554–566

Cephalon, Inc. Appoints Dr. Raj Khankari as General Manager of ...  -  Dec 4, 2006
Drug Newswire (press release),The company currently markets six proprietary products in the United States: PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV], FENTORA(TM) (fentanyl buccal tablet)

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