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Armodafinil
Systematic (IUPAC) name

(–)-2-[(R)-(diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide
Identifiers
CAS number	112111-43-0
ATC code	N06BA07
PubChem	9690109
ChemSpider	7962943
Chemical data
Formula	C₁₅H₁₅N O₂S
Mol. mass	273.351
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	?
Metabolism	Hepatic, including CYP3A4 and other pathways
Half life	12-15 hrs
Excretion	Urine (as metabolites)
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.	C
Legal status	Schedule IV (US) ℞ Prescription only
Routes	Oral

Armodafinil (Nuvigil) is a stimulant-like drug produced by the pharmaceutical company Cephalon Inc., which was approved by the FDA on June 15, 2007.^[1] Armodafinil is the active (−)-(R)-enantiomer of the racemic drug modafinil (Provigil).

Cephalon plans to conduct clinical trials evaluating the use of Nuvigil as a treatment for serious medical conditions such as bipolar depression, cognition abnormalities associated with schizophrenia, and excessive sleepiness, and fatigue in conditions such as Parkinson's disease, cancer,^[2
] and narcolepsy, which is a sleep disorder. Nuvigil is protected by a U.S. patent expiring in 2023 that claims the Form 1 polymorph of armodafinil.

Nuvigil is available for prescription as of June 1, 2009. As of January 6th, 2010, it is being considered for the first FDA-approved medicinally-specific drug for combating jet-lag

References

^ "CDER Drug and Biologic Approvals for Calendar Year 2007". http://www.fda.gov/cder/rdmt/InternetNDA07.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
^ "Cephalon - Pipeline,". http://www.cephalon.com/our-science/pipeline/. Retrieved 2008-01-21.

External links

NUVIGIL.com - official site

Stimulants

Adamantanes	Adaphenoxate • Adapromine • Amantadine • Bromantane • Chlodantane • Gludantane • Memantine • Midantane

Arylcyclohexylamines	Benocyclidine • Dieticyclidine • Esketamine • Eticyclidine • Gacyclidine • Ketamine • Phencyclamine • Phencyclidine • Rolicyclidine • Tenocyclidine • Tiletamine •

Benzazepines	6-Br-APB • SKF-81297 • SKF-82958

Cholinergics	A-84543 • A-366,833 • ABT-202 • ABT-418 • AR-R17779 • Altinicline • Anabasine • Arecoline • Cotinine • Cytisine • Dianicline • Epibatidine • Epiboxidine • GTS-21 • Ispronicline • Nicotine • PHA-543,613 • PNU-120,596 • PNU-282,987 • Pozanicline • Rivanicline • Sazetidine A • SIB-1553A • SSR-180,711 • TC-1698 • TC-1827 • TC-2216 • TC-5619 • Tebanicline • UB-165 • Varenicline

Convulsants	Anatoxin-a • Bicuculline • DMCM • Flurothyl • Gabazine • Pentetrazol • Picrotoxin • Strychnine • Thujone

Eugeroics	Adrafinil • Armodafinil • Modafinil

Oxazolines	4-Methylaminorex • Aminorex • Clominorex • Cyclazodone • Fenozolone • Fluminorex • Pemoline • Thozalinone

Phenethylamines	2-Fluoroamphetamine • 2-OH-PEA • 2-Phenyl-3-aminobutane • 2-Phenyl-3-methylaminobutane • 2,3-MDA • 3-Fluoroamphetamine • 3-Methoxyamphetamine • 3-Methylamphetamine • 4-BMC • 4-Ethylamphetamine • 4-FA • 4-FMA • 4-MA • 4-MMA • 4-MTA • Alfetamine • α-Ethylphenethylamine • Amfecloral • Amfepentorex • Amidephrine • Amphetamine (Dextroamphetamine, Levoamphetamine) • Amphetaminil • Arbutamine • Atomoxetine (Tomoxetine) • β-Methylphenethylamine • Benfluorex • Benzphetamine • BDB (J) • BOH (Hydroxy-J) • BPAP • Buphedrone • Bupropion (Amfebutamone) • Butylone • Cathine • Cathinone • Chlorphentermine • Clenbuterol • Clobenzorex • Clortermine • D-Deprenyl • Denopamine • Diethylcathinone (Diethylpropion, Amfepramone) • Dimethoxyamphetamine • Dimethylamphetamine • Dimethylcathinone (Dimethylpropion, Metamfepramone) • Dobutamine • DOPA (Dextrodopa, Levodopa) • Dopamine • Dopexamine • Droxidopa • EBDB (Ethyl-J) • Ephedrine • Epinephrine (Adrenaline) • Epinine (Deoxyepinephrine) • Etafedrine • Ethcathinone (Ethylpropion) • Ethylamphetamine (Etilamfetamine) • Ethylone • Etilefrine • Fenbutrazate • Fencamine • Fencamfamine • Fenethylline • Fenfluramine (Dexfenfluramine) • Fenproporex • Flephedrone • Fludorex • Furfenorex • Gepefrine • HMMA • Hordenine • Ibopamine • Indanorex • IMP • Indanylamphetamine • Isoetarine • Isoprenaline (Isoproterenol) • L-Deprenyl (Selegiline) • Lefetamine • Lisdexamfetamine • Lophophine (Homomyristicylamine) • Manifaxine • MBDB (Methyl-J; "Eden") • MDA (Tenamfetamine) • MDBU • MDEA ("Eve") • MDMA ("Ecstasy", "Adam") • MDMPEA (Homarylamine) • MDOH • MDPR • MDPEA (Homopiperonylamine) • Medifoxamine • Mefenorex • Mephedrone • Mephentermine • Metanephrine • Metaraminol • Methamphetamine (Desoxyephedrine, Methedrine; Dextromethamphetamine, Levomethamphetamine) • Methoxamine • Methoxyphenamine • MMA • Methcathinone (Methylpropion) • Methedrone • Methoxyphenamine • Methylone • MMDA • MMDMA • MMMA • Naphthylamphetamine • Nisoxetine • Norepinephrine (Noradrenaline) • Norfenefrine • Norfenfluramine • Normetanephrine • Octopamine • Orciprenaline • Ortetamine • Oxilofrine • Paredrine (Norpholedrine, Oxamphetamine, Mycadrine) • PBA • PCA • PHA • Pargyline • Phendimetrazine • Phenmetrazine • Phenpentermine • Phenpromethamine • Phentermine • Phenylalanine • Phenylephrine (Neosynephrine) • Phenylpropanolamine • Pholedrine • PIA • PMA • PMEA • PMMA • PPAP • Prenylamine • Propylamphetamine • Pseudoephedrine • Radafaxine • Ropinirole • Salbutamol (Albuterol; Levosalbutamol) • Sibutramine • Synephrine (Oxedrine) • Theodrenaline • Tiflorex (Flutiorex) • Tranylcypromine • Tyramine • Tyrosine • Xamoterol • Xylopropamine • Zylofuramine

Piperazines	2C-B-BZP • BZP • DBL-583 • GBR-12783 • GBR-12935 • GBR-13069 • GBR-13098 • GBR-13119 • MeOPP • MBZP • Vanoxerine

Piperidines	2-Benzylpiperidine • 4-Benzylpiperidine • Desoxypipradrol • Diphemethoxidine • Ethylphenidate • Methylnaphthidate • Methylphenidate (Dexmethylphenidate) • Nocaine • Phacetoperane • Pipradrol • SCH-5472

Pyrrolidines	α-PPP • α-PBP • α-PVP • MDPPP • MDPBP • MDPV • MPBP • MPHP • MPPP • MOPPP • Naphyrone • Prolintane • Pyrovalerone

Tropanes	3α-Bis-(4-fluorophenyl)methoxytropane • 3-CPMT • 3-Pseudotropyl-4-fluorobenzoate • Altropane (IACFT) • Brasofensine • CFT (WIN 35,428) • β-CIT (RTI-55) • Cocaethylene • Cocaine • Dichloropane (RTI-111) • Difluoropine • FE-β-CPPIT • FP-β-CPPIT • Ioflupane (¹²³I) • Norcocaine • PIT • PTT • RTI-31 • RTI-32 • RTI-51 • RTI-112 • RTI-113 • RTI-121 (IPCIT) • RTI-126 • RTI-150 • RTI-171 • RTI-177 • RTI-336 • RTI-371 • RTI-386 • Tesofensine • Troparil (β-CPT, WIN 35,065-2) • Tropoxane • WF-23 • WF-33 • WF-60

Xanthines	Aminophylline • Caffeine • Dimethazan • Paraxanthine • Theobromine • Theophylline

Others	1-(Thiophen-2-yl)-2-aminopropane • 2-Amino-1,2-dihydronaphthalene • 2-Aminoindane • 2-Aminotetralin • 2-Diphenylmethylpyrrolidine • 5-(2-Aminopropyl)indole • AL-1095 • Amfonelic acid • Amineptine • Amiphenazole • Atipamezole • Bemegride • Benzydamine • BTQ • BTS 74,398 • Carphedon • Cilobamine • Clofenciclan • Cropropamide • Crotetamide • Diclofensine • Dimethocaine • Diphenylprolinol • Efaroxan • Etamivan • Feprosidnine • Gamfexine • Gilutensin • GYKI-52895 • Hexacyclonate • Idazoxan • Indatraline • JNJ-7925476 • ‎ JZ-IV-10 • Lazabemide • Leptacline • LR-5182 • Mazindol • Meclofexonate • Mefexamide • Mesocarb • Nefopam • Nikethamide • Nomifensine • O-2172 • Oxaprotiline • Phthalimidopropiophenone • Propylhexedrine • PRC200-SS • Rasagiline • Rauwolscine • Tametraline • Tandamine • U-23807A • UH-232 • Yohimbine •

See also Sympathomimetic amines

Antihyperkinetics (Anti-ADHD Agents) / Psychoanaleptics: psychostimulants, agents used for ADHD and nootropics (N06B)

Sympathomimetics	Amphetamine • Atomoxetine • Dextroamphetamine • Dextromethamphetamine • Dexmethylphenidate • Lisdexamfetamine • Methylphenidate • Pemoline • Reboxetine

α₂-Adrenergic Agonists	Clonidine • Guanfacine • Lofexidine

Eugeroics	Adrafinil • Armodafinil • Modafinil

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