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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C15H15NO2S
Molecular Weight 273.35
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ARMODAFINIL

SMILES

NC(=O)C[S@@+]([O-])C(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2

InChI

InChIKey=YFGHCGITMMYXAQ-LJQANCHMSA-N
InChI=1S/C15H15NO2S/c16-14(17)11-19(18)15(12-7-3-1-4-8-12)13-9-5-2-6-10-13/h1-10,15H,11H2,(H2,16,17)/t19-/m1/s1

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Description

Armodafinil is the R-enantiomer of modafinil, a wake-promoting agent, that primarily affects areas of the brain involved in controlling wakefulness. Armodafinil is an indirect dopamine receptor agonist; both armodafinil and modafinil bind in vitro to the dopamine transporter and inhibit dopamine reuptake. Armodafinil tablets are indicated to improve wakefulness in adult patients with excessive sleepiness associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), narcolepsy, or shift work disorder (SWD). Once-daily armodafinil was generally well tolerated in adult patients with excessive sleepiness associated with OSA (despite treatment of the underlying condition), narcolepsy or SWSD.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
51.79 µM [IC50]
51.79 µM [IC50]
13.0 µM [Ki]
4.0 µM [IC50]

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
PROVIGIL
Primary
PROVIGIL
Primary
NUVIGIL

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
7.4 μg/mL
200 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
10.5 μg/mL
250 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
10 μg/mL
300 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
13.4 μg/mL
400 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
1.8 μg/mL
50 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
4 μg/mL
100 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
6.9 μg/mL
400 mg single, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
7 μg/mL
300 mg single, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
1.1 μg/mL
50 mg single, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
2.4 μg/mL
100 mg single, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
2.2 μg/mL
100 mg single, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
4.1 μg/mL
200 mg single, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
105.9 μg × h/mL
200 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
136.1 μg × h/mL
250 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
150.4 μg × h/mL
300 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
189.5 μg × h/mL
400 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
23.4 μg × h/mL
50 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
56.2 μg × h/mL
100 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
142.9 μg × h/mL
400 mg single, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
146 μg × h/mL
300 mg single, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
15.9 μg × h/mL
50 mg single, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
40.6 μg × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
43.8 μg × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens
75.9 μg × h/mL
200 mg single, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
13.8 h
50 mg single, oral
ARMODAFINIL plasma
Homo sapiens

Doses

AEs

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Dosage in Narcolepsy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) The recommended dosage of PROVIGIL (Modafinil ) for patients with narcolepsy or OSA is 200 mg taken orally once a day as a single dose in the morning.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
At high concentrations of modafinil (>/=100 uM), the mean activity of CYP2C9 in pooled human liver microsomes was decreased (up to 60%) relative to that in the solvent controls.