Modafinil
Each tablet contains:
Modafinil 100 mg
Excipients q.s.
Modafinil 200 mg
Excipients q.s.
100 and 200 mg Alertex tablets: 30 tablet pack
Modafinil is indicated to improve alertness in patients with excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy.
Uses:
Modafinil is indicated to improve wakefulness in patients with excessive sleepiness associated with:
- Narcolepsy: a CNS disorder characterized by somnolence, often accompanied by sudden attacks of weakness (catalepsy), and nighttime sleep alteration. Occasional hypnagogic hallucinations (the state between waking and sleeping) and/or sleep paralysis before falling asleep and waking up. The disorder involves wakefulness and sleep deregulation.
- Obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome. (OSAHS)
- Shift work sleep disorder (SWSD).