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Status:
Other

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Conditions:

R-(-)-modafinil acid is a major metabolite of armodafinil, a wakefulness-promoting agent for oral administration. It does not appear to contribute to the CNS-activating properties of the parent compound.
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

(+)-modafinil is an enantiomer of modafinil, a wake-promoting agent, that primarily affects areas of the brain involved in controlling wakefulness. (+)-enantiomer of modafinil was clarified to be S-configuration. The optical enantiomers of modafinil ...