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Modafinil: past, present and future

2002/07/01 by Christos Ballas, Deborah Kim, Claudia F. Baldassano +1 · 2 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Sleep and Wakefulness Research #Sleep and related disorders #Circadian rhythm and melatonin

paper · doi:10.1586/14737175.2.4.449

openalex publication_date 2002/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

Modafinil is a novel wake-promoting agent approved for the treatment of excessive sleepiness associated with narcolepsy that holds significant promise as an alternative treatment to traditional psychostimulants for excessive fatigue associated with medical and psychiatric disorders and as augmentation medication for treatment-resistant depression.

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