Eugeroic

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Eugeroics (originally, "eugrégorique" or "eugregoric"), also known as wakefulness-promoting agents and wakefulness-promoting drugs, are a class of drugs that promote wakefulness and alertness. They are used medically for the treatment of certain sleeping disorders, such as excessive daytime sleepiness and narcolepsy. They generally have a very low addictive potential.

The prototypical eugeroic is modafinil; other drugs in the class include adrafinil and armodafinil. Modafinil and armodafinil have been found to act as selective, weak, atypical dopamine reuptake inhibitors. Adrafinil is a prodrug of modafinil and therefore has the same mechanism of action as modafinil.

Video Eugeroic

Examples

Marketed

• Armodafinil
• Modafinil

Discontinued

• Adrafinil

Never marketed

• CRL-40,940 (also called flumodafinil, bisfluoromodafinil, lauflumide)
• CRL-40,941
• Fluorenol

Maps Eugeroic

See also

• Stimulant

Categories

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References

Source of article : Wikipedia