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What are the side effects of Provigil?
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Does Provigil cause pleurisy? What are the side effects of this drug?
Expert Answer
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Dr Chandra M GulhatiMar 16, 2006
Editor, MIMS,
New Delhi
New Delhi
Provigil is the brand name given by the company. The name of the medicine is modafinil. Pleurisy is a specific disorder that means lung disorder/inflammation with water accumulation. Side effects of modafinil include lung disorders (in 4% of patients), breathlessness (2%), asthma (1%).
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