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Dobutaminedobutamine and modafinil both decrease sedation. Dabrafenibdabrafenib will decrease the level or modalert effect of modafinil by affecting hepatic/intestinal enzyme CYP3A4 metabolism. Carbamazepinecarbamazepine will decrease the level or effect of modafinil by affecting hepatic/intestinal enzyme CYP3A4 metabolism. Caffeinecaffeine and modafinil both decrease sedation. Arformoterolarformoterol and modafinil both decrease sedation. Albuterolalbuterol and modafinil both decrease sedation.
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- Cenobamate will increase the level or effect of modafinil by affecting hepatic enzyme CYP2C19 metabolism.
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Like amphetamines, modafinil promotes wakefulness by stimulatIng the brain. The exact mechanism of action of modafinil is unknown. It may work by increasing the amount of dopamine in the brain by reducing the reuptake of dopamine into nerves. Modafinil was approved by the FDA in December 1998.
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In summary, the bulk of research into modafinil’s wake-promoting mechanism has focused mostly on possible extracellular activities of modafinil. We propose that more work be done on examining potential intracellular mechanisms of modafinil and finding a point of convergence of modafinil’s stimulant and neuroprotective effects. It is likely that modafinil both enhances cellular metabolism and reduces free-radicals in neurons (Pierard et al 1995; Xiao et al 2004). Reduction in brain oxidation or an increase in cortical creatine could promote vigilance (Ikeda et al 2005; McMorris et al 2006), and each effect can increase neurotransmitter release by reducing inhibitory KATP-channel activity.
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Provigil is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of excessive sleepiness caused by obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy and shift work sleep disorder. Provigil may be used alone or with other medications. We found only two neuroimaging studies examining the effects of modafinil (Ellis et al 1999; Spence et al 2005) both of which used BOLD fMRI to observe event-related circulatory changes in the brain. Notably, the study involving schizophrenic subjects measured event related changes in a working memory task, while the study comparing narcoleptic and normal subjects measured event-related changes during sensory stimulation. In contrast to this, the stimulant amphetamine simply increases blood flow changes in cortical activation . Thus, these studies provide further evidence that modafinil’s stimulant properties are the result of enhanced whole brain function rather than localized neural excitation.
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