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Armoda

Tablet-(150)
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ACI Limited

Generic: Armodafinil

10 Tablets (1 Box)
৳ 136.35
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Medicine Overview of Armoda 150 Tablet

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Introduction

Armoda is a prescription medicine used in the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness (narcolepsy). It improves wakefulness and helps you to stay awake and reduces the tendency to fall asleep during the day, thus restoring the normal sleep cycle. Armoda may be taken with or without food. It is advised to take this medicine at a fixed time each day to maintain a consistent level in the blood. If you miss any doses, take it as soon as you remember. Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. It is important that this medication is not stopped suddenly as it may worsen your symptoms. Some common side effects of this medicine include headache, nausea, and insomnia (difficulty sleeping). It even causes dizziness and sleepiness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. However, these side effects are temporary and usually resolve on their own in some time. Please consult your doctor if these do not subside or bother you. Always remember that this medicine only used when advised by a doctor as it is not a replacement for a good sleep routine. You should try to get the right amount of sleep every night. Before taking Armoda, inform your doctor if you have any problems with your kidneys, heart, liver, or have a history of seizures (epilepsy or fits). Inform your doctor if you develop any unusual changes in mood or behavior, new or worsening depression, or if you have any suicidal thoughts.

Uses of Armoda

  • Narcolepsy (Uncontrollable daytime sleepiness)

Side effects of Armoda

Common
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Nausea
  • Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)

How to use Armoda

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Armoda may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Armoda works

Armoda modulates the levels of chemical messengers in the brain and exerts a stimulant effect to reduce extreme sleepiness.

What if you forget to take Armoda?

If you miss a dose of Armoda, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.

Quick Tips

  • Take it with or without food, preferably in morning time before you need to be alert.
  • It is not a replacement for a good sleep routine. Try to get the right amount of sleep every night.
  • It may cause headaches. Drink plenty of water and take a suitable pain killer. Inform your doctor if it does not go away.
  • Do not drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how it affects you.
  • Your doctor may monitor you for heart disease and blood pressure while taking this medicine.
  • It makes contraceptive pills less effective, consult with a doctor for effective contraception.
  • Avoid taking alcohol while taking this medicine as it may lead to increase side effects.
  • Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
  • Talk to your doctor if you notice sudden mood changes or develop suicidal thoughts.
  • Stop taking medication and inform your doctor if you experience rash, itching or breathing problem while taking this medicine.
  • Inform your doctor if you had a history of depression, anxiety, mood disorder, or mania and drug abuse.
  • Inform your doctor if you notice difficulty sleeping, diarrhea, hallucinations, nausea, chest pain, and fast or slow heart rate.
  • It may cause addiction/ dependence potential when taken for long term.
  • Do not stop taking the medication suddenly without talking to your doctor.

Brief Description

Indication

Narcolepsy, Obstructive sleep apnoea, Shift Work Sleep Disorder

Administration

May be taken with or without food.

Adult Dose

Oral Narcolepsy, Obstructive sleep apnoea Adult: 150-250 mg daily as a single dose in the morning or in 2 divided doses (in the morning and at midday). Shift Work Sleep Disorder 150 mg PO qDay 1 hour prior to patient's work shift Elderly: Consider lower initial dose Hepatic impairment: Reduce dose

Child Dose

Safety and efficacy not established

Renal Dose

Renal impairment: Safety and efficacy not established

Contraindication

Uncontrolled moderate to severe hypertension or cardiac arrhythmias; history of left ventricular hypertrophy or ischaemic ECG changes, chest pain, any clinical signs of mitral valve prolapse.

Mode of Action

The mechanism of armodafinil is unknown but it appears to exert its stimulant effects by reducing GABA-mediated neurotransmission.

Precaution

History of psychosis, depression, mania. Discontinue use if there is any sign of rash or hypersensitivity reaction. Increase monitoring in patients with hypertension. Hepatic and renal impairment. Tourette's syndrome. May impair ability to drive or operate machinery. Pregnancy and lactation. Lactation: Unknown if excreted in milk; use caution

Side Effect

>10% Headache (14-23%) 1-10% Nausea (6-9%),Dry mouth (2-7%),Dizziness (5%),Anxiety (4%),Diarrhea (4%),Insomnia (4%),Rash (1-4%),Depression (1-3%),Dyspepsia (2%),Fatigue (2%),Palpitations (2%),Agitation (1%),Anorexia (1%),Attention disturbances (1%),Contact dermatitis (1%),Dyspnea (1%),Hyperhidrosis (1%),Nervousness (1%),Paresthesia (1%),Pyrexia (1%) <1% Angioedema,Dysphagia,Bronchospasm,Reversible psychosis

Pregnancy Category Note

Pregnancy Limited available data in pregnant women are insufficient to inform about drug associated risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes; intrauterine growth restriction and spontaneous abortion reported in association with armodafinil and modafinil; although the pharmacology of armodafinil not identical to that of sympathomimetic amines, armodafinil shares some pharmacologic properties with this class; sympathomimetics have been associated with intrauterine growth restriction and spontaneous abortions Effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives may be reduced up to for one month after discontinuation of therapy; advise women who using a hormonal method of contraception to use additional barrier method or alternative non-hormonal method of contraception during treatment and for one month after discontinuation of treatment Lactation There are no data on presence of armodafinil or metabolite in human milk, effects on breastfed infant, or effect of this drug on milk production; modafinil was present in rat milk when animals were dosed during the lactation period; developmental and health benefits of breastfeeding should be considered along with mother’s clinical need for armodafinil and any potential adverse effects on breastfed child from armodafinil or from underlying maternal condition

Interaction

May increase metabolism of ciclosporin, oral contraceptives. May increase the levels/effects of warfarin, TCAs and CYP2C19 substrates (e.g. citalopram, diazepam, methsuximide, phenytoin, propranolol, sertraline). Levels/effects may be reduced with CYP3A4 inducers (e.g. aminoglutethimide, carbamazepine, nafcillin, nevirapine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, rifamycins). Levels/effects may be increased with CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g. azole antifungals, clarithromycin, diclofenac, doxycycline, erythromycin, imatinib, isoniazid, nefazodone, nicardipine, propofol, protease inhibitors, quinidine, telithromycin, verapamil). Avoid alcohol.

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Safety Advices

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UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Armoda.
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CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Armoda may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
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CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Armoda is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
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UNSAFE
Armoda may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur. Patients to be advised to avoid driving or any other potentially dangerous activity.
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CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Armoda in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
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CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Armoda in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
Disclaimer

The information provided herein is accurate, updated and complete as per the best practices of the Company. Please note that this information should not be treated as a replacement for physical medical consultation or advice. We do not guarantee the accuracy and the completeness of the information so provided. The absence of any information and/or warning to any drug shall not be considered and assumed as an implied assurance of the Company. We do not take any responsibility for the consequences arising out of the aforementioned information and strongly recommend you for a physical consultation in case of any queries or doubts.