20+ (N= m:2,750 f:2,445, Median= m:170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) f:157.4 cm (5 ft 2 in), SD= m:6.40 cm (2 1â2 in) f:5.99 cm (2 1â2 in)).
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Modafinil is an oral drug that is used for improving wakefulness in patients with excessive sleepiness.It is similar to armodafinil (Nuvigil). Like amphetamines, modafinil promotes wakefulness by stimulatIng the brain. The exact mechanism of action of modafinil is unknown.RUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Modafinil is an oral drug that is used for improving wakefulness in patients with excessive sleepiness.
DRUG DESCRIPTION. PROVIGIL (modafinil) is a wakefulness-promoting agent for oral administration. Modafinil is a racemic compound. The chemical name for modafinil is 2-[(diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide. The molecular formula is C 15 H 15 NO 2 S and the molecular weight is 273.35.top using modafinil and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects: 1  fever, sore throat, headache, and vomiting with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash; 2  bruising, severe tingling, numbness, pain, muscle weakness;