Posted by saturn on May 14, 2006, at 14:14:38
In reply to Re: seriously...does provigil help adhd?, posted by jealibeanz on May 14, 2006, at 12:46:12
> Provigil was approved by the FDA for ADHD? It does not mention on the website. Do you know what dosage is recommended?
In March 2006 the FDA Psychopharmacologic Drug Panel unanimously voted that Modafinil is an effective treatment for ADHD. However, the ADHD indication was not granted because it was not proven to be "acceptably safe" for use in children. The main issue seems to be a single reported case of the potentially lethal skin condition Stevens-Johnson sydrome. Cephalon has until Aug 22 (2006) to sort this out. If it does, they will market Modafinil under the name "Sparlon".Sparlon will contain the same drug as Provigil--modafinil--but at different doses (which I'm not aware of) and possibly with a different release mechanism, so this is why you aren't finding anything on the provigil site.
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