| Subject: | FDA Announces Changes to Prescribing Information for Provigil |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Thu, 25 Oct 2007 - 12:00 pm |
| The FDA and Cephalon have notified healthcare professionals of Warnings added to prescribing information for Provigil (modafinil). Provigil is indicated to improve wakefulness in adult patients with excessive sleepiness associated with narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome, and shift work sleep disorder. The revised prescribing information updates safety information to include warnings regarding serious rash, including Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and hypersensitivity... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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