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 for INN dose and safety. Modalert is a brand name for modafinil.
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. Modalert 200 mg and Provigil name the same molecule [Internet]. Stockholm: Juvia Pharma; 21 October 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 21]. Available from: https://juviapharma.com/postscripts/modalert-vs-provigil/
Desk thread
Answers follow the U.S. modafinil / Provigil prescribing information.
Frida Holm, Visby writes
Is Modalert 200 mg a different wake drug from Provigil?
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.
Ville Heikkinen, Vaasa writes
My US pharmacy does not list Modalert. What do they stock?
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.
Kari Nilsen, Alesund writes
Can I take Modalert 200 mg and Provigil 100 mg the same morning?
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.
