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Is "provigil" an fda approved prescription drug?
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Yes: Provigil is an FDA prescription drug used mostly for narcolepsy or excessive daytime sleepiness from other causes. http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm?fuseaction=Search.DrugDetails
Answered 11/28/2017
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Yes: It is a medicine that psychiatrists sometimes use "off-label" for anergia, cognitive problems, and depression. Fear that it would prove to be addictive have not born out.
Answered 1/27/2017
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It is!: Provigil is a controlled substance approved my the FDA. Modafinil is the ingredient and is generic!
Answered 11/27/2017
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Does provigil have sulphur in it and would that be enough to cause a reaction? I am allergic to sulphur drugs. I was told it had a slight content as a binder.
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I take 200 mg of provigil daily to treat narcepsy. After 7 years it is not keeping me awake anymore. Could I have dveloped an immunity to the drug?
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