Provigil

Modafinil

Known generically as modafinil, Provigil is a drug designed to improve wakefulness in patients with sleep-deprivation illnesses.

On September 21, 2007, Cephalon sent a letter to healthcare professionals, alerting them to life-threatening dangers associated with Cephalon’s drug Provigil. According to the letter, Provigil may cause serious skin and other hypersensitivity reactions, such as Stevens-Johnsons Syndrome (SJS) or Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN).

Source: Cephalon letter to physicians, September 21, 2007