A rare case modafinil dependence
Raman Krishnan1, Krishnan Vengadaragava Chary2★★ Corresponding author
- 1Departments of Psychiatry, College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Case Report.
- 2Pharmacology, Saveetha Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Case Report.
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Krishnan Vengadaragava Chary
Pharmacology, Saveetha Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Case Report.
Received: 24-02-2014; Revised: 27-06-2014; Accepted: 28-06-2014.
Volume 6, Issue 1 · pp. 49–50 · PUBLISHED 2015 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.149149
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Modafinil, a non-amphetamine psychostimulant, is indicated for narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder and severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Modafinil is prescribed at the dose of 100 mg once in a day or as two doses, 12 h apart in a day. It has also been found that it reduces cocaine dependence and withdrawal phenomenon. Modafinil is claimed to have very low liability for abuse and dependence. Here we report a rare case of modafinil dependence.
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Krishnan, R., & Chary, K. V. (2015). A rare case modafinil dependence. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 6(1), 49–50. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.149149