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| Preferred Name | modafinil | |
| Synonyms |
Provigil |
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| Definitions |
A synthetic central nervous system stimulant with wakefulness-promoting activity. Modafinil appears to inhibit dopamine reuptake, resulting in an increase in extracellular dopamine. This agent exhibits pronounced wakefulness-promoting activity (without sympathomimetic activity) and may improve cognitive function in certain clinical settings. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C26661" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C26661" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000256449 |
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| altLabel |
Provigil
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| cui |
C0066677 C0722882
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| Date last modified |
2006-05-10
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| definition |
A synthetic central nervous system stimulant with wakefulness-promoting activity. Modafinil appears to inhibit dopamine reuptake, resulting in an increase in extracellular dopamine. This agent exhibits pronounced wakefulness-promoting activity (without sympathomimetic activity) and may improve cognitive function in certain clinical settings. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C26661" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C26661" NCI Thesaurus)
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| Legacy PDQ ID |
11399
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| LT |
TRD
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| NCI ID |
C26661
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| notation |
CDR0000256449
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| ORIG STY |
Drug/agent
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| prefLabel |
modafinil
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| tui |
T109 T121
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