modafinil

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English

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Noun

modafinil (uncountable)

  1. A stimulant often used in the treatment of various sleep disorders, having the chemical formula C15H15NO2S
    • 2009 January 21, Arran Frood, “The future is now”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7228, →DOI:
      Certain drugs such as modafinil, used to treat narcolepsy, have been shown to improve cognition and are becoming increasingly popular with students revising for exams.
    • 2013, Barbara Sahakian, Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta, Bad Moves: How decision making goes wrong, and the ethics of smart drugs, OUP Oxford, →ISBN:
      In 2003, modafinil was approved by the United States Department of the Air Force as a ‘Go Pill’ for management of fatigue in certain aircrews.

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