Ratings, Reviews Summary for PROVIGIL (CEPHALON)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of PROVIGIL: 3.6 (satisfied)

(based on 619 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for PROVIGIL
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 8 2.75
Age 18 to 24 82 3.47
Age 25 to 34 143 3.47
Age 35 to 44 117 3.76
Age 45 to 54 164 3.62
Age 55 to 64 70 4.12
Age 65 to 74 13 3.53
Age 75 and up 1 1

Ratings by Sex for PROVIGIL
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 213 3.68
Female 392 3.64
Not Specified 14 3.71

Why PROVIGIL* (Modafinil ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of PROVIGIL: satisfied (average rating score: 3.67)

(based on 593 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** PROVIGIL
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Narcolepsy*63
2Somnolence*22
3Fatigue*20
4Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder*16
5Multiple sclerosis*12
6Sleep apnoea syndrome*12
7Depression*7
8Chronic fatigue syndrome6
9Fibromyalgia5
10Hypersomnia*4

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of PROVIGIL **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Headache*167
2Insomnia73
3Decreased appetite65
4Anxiety43
5Somnolence*41
6Irritability41
7Nausea*40
8Disturbance in attention38
9Feeling jittery36
10Dry mouth29
11Weight decreased28
12Drug ineffective*28
13Dizziness*26
14Euphoric mood25
15Fatigue*23
16Depression*22
17Diarrhoea21
18Adverse event20
19Tremor20
20Pain*18

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Modafinil (Vigil, Modiodal, Alertec, Modafinil, Provigil)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com