Checked against the current FDA label, named clinical trials, and the sources listed on this site.
01Narcolepsy dosing
Modalert 200 mg is taken once a day in the morning for narcolepsy. The dose may be 400 mg based on individual efficacy and tolerability. A 100 mg tablet may be used when a lower dose is needed. In most patients the dosing frequency is once per day. Modafinil may be taken with or without food.
Sources and how this letter was sealed
FDA / DailyMed Provigil (modafinil) labeling. Modalert brand packs name modafinil at 100 mg or 200 mg.
Method in brief: open primary sources, annotate against the current FDA label,
countersign by Dr. Nora Lindqvist, MD, then seal with a dated review.
Full walk-through on the method page and
editorial standards.
How to cite this page - Vancouver style
Juvia Pharma Drug Reference. Read the INN and the milligram on a Modalert pack [Internet]. Stockholm: Juvia Pharma; 21 October 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 21]. Available from: https://juviapharma.com/postscripts/modalert-label-literacy/
Desk thread
Answers follow the U.S. modafinil / Provigil prescribing information.
Maja Ek, Kalmar writes
The blister says 200 mg. Is that the morning dose?
Desk reply
Modalert 200 mg is taken once a day in the morning for narcolepsy. The dose may be 400 mg based on individual efficacy and tolerability. A 100 mg tablet may be used when a lower dose is needed. In most patients the dosing frequency is once per day. Modafinil may be taken with or without food.
Juhani Salo, Seinajoki writes
The pack does not say Provigil. Which file applies?
Desk reply
Modalert 200 mg is taken once a day in the morning for narcolepsy. The dose may be 400 mg based on individual efficacy and tolerability. A 100 mg tablet may be used when a lower dose is needed. In most patients the dosing frequency is once per day. Modafinil may be taken with or without food.
Thea Berg, Drammen writes
Can I skip CPAP if 200 mg wakes me?
Desk reply
Modalert 200 mg is taken once a day in the morning for narcolepsy. The dose may be 400 mg based on individual efficacy and tolerability. A 100 mg tablet may be used when a lower dose is needed. In most patients the dosing frequency is once per day. Modafinil may be taken with or without food.
Before you start, stop, or change any medicine mentioned above, run it past your prescriber or pharmacist - they hold your chart, this despatch does not. Desk notice.
