Armodafinil

Category: stimulant

Aliases: Nuvigil

Pharmacological Mechanism

R-enantiomer of modafinil — the longer-acting active stereoisomer. Wakefulness-promoting via dopamine reuptake inhibition + histaminergic / orexinergic effects. Half-life ~15h vs modafinil racemate ~12h.

Half-Life (t½)

PO: 15h

Dosing Guidelines

• PO: Typical 150mg (Range: 50 - 250 mg)

Target Organ Systems

• nervous