| | | | | Even if you are already taking NUVIGIL for excessive sleepiness (ES) due to shift work disorder (SWD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), or narcolepsy, it is still important to keep track of your wakefulness each day and share your progress with your doctor. Below you will find a downloadable Wakefulness Tracker that you can utilize in order to have a more productive conversation with your doctor.
If you do have a prescription for NUVIGIL, be sure to take note of when your next refill is due so that you can plan your next appointment accordingly.
NUVIGIL is a prescription medicine used to improve wakefulness in adults who are very sleepy due to narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), or shift work disorder (SWD).
In patients with OSA, NUVIGIL is used with other medical treatments. NUVIGIL does not take the place of using your CPAP machine or other treatments that your doctor has prescribed for this condition. It is important that you continue to use these treatments as prescribed by your doctor. | | | | | If you haven't taken advantage of your FREE trial offer, now's the time. Don't forget to use the prescription savings offers. You will receive your first prescription FREE and refills as low as $5 on future prescriptions.* | | | Lost your offer? Download it again now! | | |
| | | | | | | Wakefulness Tracker Download the Wakefulness Tracker, a handy tool that you can use to monitor your wakefulness and sleepiness for 4 weeks. It can help you track the following: | Sleep | | Work | | Time you take NUVIGIL | | Your caffeine and alcohol intake | | Whether sleepiness interferes with your times of wakefulness | | Your level of sleepiness when you should be wakeful | | | Get started today. | | | | | | | NUVIGIL is a prescription medicine used to improve wakefulness in adults who are very sleepy due to one of the following diagnosed sleep disorders: | | | narcolepsy | | | | obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). NUVIGIL is used with other medical treatments for this disorder. NUVIGIL does not take the place of using your CPAP machine or other treatments that your doctor has prescribed for this condition. It is important that you continue to use these treatments as prescribed by your doctor. | | | | shift work disorder (SWD) | | NUVIGIL will not cure these sleep disorders. NUVIGIL may help the sleepiness caused by these conditions, but it may not stop all your sleepiness. NUVIGIL does not take the place of getting enough sleep.
NUVIGIL is a federally controlled substance (C-IV) because it can be abused or lead to dependence. Keep NUVIGIL in a safe place to prevent misuse and abuse. Selling or giving away NUVIGIL may harm others, and is against the law. | | | | IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION | | What important information I should know about NUVIGIL? NUVIGIL may cause serious side effects including a serious rash or a serious allergic reaction that may affect parts of your body such as your liver or blood cells. Any of these may need to be treated in a hospital and may be life-threatening.
Stop taking NUVIGIL and call your doctor right away or get emergency help if you have any of these symptoms: skin rash, hives, sores in your mouth, or your skin blisters and peels; swelling of your face, eyes, lips, tongue, or throat; trouble swallowing or breathing; or fever, shortness of breath, swelling of the legs, yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, or dark urine.
If you have a severe rash with NUVIGIL, stopping the medicine may not keep the rash from becoming life-threatening or causing you to be permanently disabled or disfigured.
NUVIGIL is not approved for use in children for any medical condition. It is not known if NUVIGIL is safe or if it works in children under the age of 17 years. | | Who should not take NUVIGIL? Do not take NUVIGIL if you are allergic to any of its ingredients or have had a rash or allergic reaction to either armodafinil (NUVIGIL) or modafinil (PROVIGIL®). These medicines are very similar. | | What should I tell my doctor before taking NUVIGIL? Tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions including, if you have a history of mental health problems, including psychosis; have heart problems or had a heart attack; have high blood pressure; have liver or kidney problems; have a history of drug or alcohol abuse or addiction; are pregnant or planning to become pregnant; or are breastfeeding.
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Hormonal birth control methods may not work while you take NUVIGIL. Women who use one of these methods of birth control may have a higher chance for getting pregnant while taking NUVIGIL, and for one month after stopping NUVIGIL. | | What should I avoid while taking NUVIGIL? | | | Do not drive a car or do other dangerous activities until you know how NUVIGIL affects you. | | | | You should avoid drinking alcohol. | | | | What are possible side effects of NUVIGIL? NUVIGIL may cause serious side effects. Stop taking NUVIGIL and call your doctor right away or get emergency help if you get any of the following: | | | a serious rash or serious allergic reaction (see above) | | | | mental (psychiatric) symptoms, including: depression; feeling anxious; hearing, seeing, feeling, or sensing things that are not really there (hallucinations); an extreme increase in activity and talking (mania); thoughts of suicide; aggressive behavior, and other mental problems | | | | symptoms of a heart problem, including chest pain, abnormal heart beats, and trouble breathing. | | Common side effects of NUVIGIL include headache, nausea, dizziness, and trouble sleeping.
Tell your doctor if you get any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away while taking NUVIGIL.
These are not all the side effects of NUVIGIL. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
This information does not take the place of talking with your doctor for medical advice about your condition or treatment.
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