Provigil, Modafinil News

Last year, I had my own brief experiment with smart drugs. I felt burned out after a series of long foreign assignments, and my brain was rustily chug-chugging along at half-speed. That's when I first read about a drug being billed as "Viagra for the brain" not Ritalin, but Provigil, a brand name for modafinil.

Cephalon Inc. put out a press release Monday to announce the launch of Nuvigil, a drug developed to a oeimprove wakefulness for the millions of patients who struggle with excessive sleepiness associated with treated obstructive sleep apnea, shift work sleep disorder, also known as shift work disorder, and narcolepsy.a Nuvigil is a longer-lasting ...

Right now there is no FDA approved drug on the market to help methamphetamine users effectively overcome their addiction.

Adults are taking stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall, normally used to treat serious medical conditions, to boost their concentration and job performance.

Margaret Talbot's interesting and instructive article in the latest issue of the New Yorker takes a look at the brave new world of "neuroenhancing" drugs like Provigil, Adderall, Ritalin, ampakines and piracetam.

Hmm... do we need drug testing for neuroenhancers? I wouldn't be surprised to find that there are individuals who naturally function in the kind of state induced by Adderall or Provigil.

The New Yorker reports on the new neuroenhancers. In the 1970s, students used amphetamines of various kinds to stay awake to write papers and study for exams.

The New Yorker on the underground world of "neuroenhancing" drugs. Posted by Mark Frauenfelder , April 21, 2009 8:41 AM Margaret Talbot of The New Yorker wrote a piece about people who use old and new types of amphetamines to boost alertness and concentration.

Drug company pushes jet lag as a medical disorder: The Wall Street Journal's health blog reports that drug company Cephalon are trying to get jet lag recognised as a 'circadian rhythm sleep disorder' in an attempt to promote their stay-up-forever drugs modafinil and armodafinil.

At a party in a rambling, million-dollar Victorian mansion in Atlanta's hip Inman Park neighborhood, artists and lawyers, musicians and businesspeople mingle, talk, and imbibe that eternally popular feel-good drug, alcohol.

Weight gain is a common side effect of such mood-stabilizing drugs as Zyprexa, Risperdal, and Zyprexa.

Between career, family and everything else we have going on it can seem like there's not enough time in the day.

As M&A activity peppers the Healthcare industry, prudent investors are searching for the next big acquisitions.

Modafinil, a wake-promoting drug used in the treatment of sleep disorders, may enhance cognition and is used off-label for the treatment of cognitive dysfunction in some psychiatric disorders .

Antipsychotic drugs, such as olanzapine , risperidone and quetiapine , are commonly used to treat psychotic disorders like schizophrenia, but also bipolar disorder and even behavioral problems related to dementia.

A so-called "smart drug" popular with young people may carry more of an addiction risk than thought, a small government study suggests.

Lots of bipolar ink: One study says a new drug seems good for depression, another says it's brain-boosting cousin may be addicting too Quite a schizoid - if by that one means double-personalities - train of news stories came out this week over a big-money drug made by Cephalon Inc.

Alex Aguilar left his family and farm hand job in Honduras seven years ago to pursue a better life, eventually finding work cleaning stables and feeding thoroughbreds six days a week at a New Jersey horse farm.

A drug used to treat narcolepsy is increasingly being taken to sharpen mental skills, but researchers now report troubling evidence that it also harbors the potential for abuse.

Force, for example, has used it to help fighter pilots stay alert. It's also popular on college campuses, where students buy Provigil illegally and use it when cramming for exams.