FDA Must Warn About Major Fetal Harm for Two Common Wakefulness-Promoting Drugs
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 18 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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FDA Must Warn About Major Fetal Harm for Two Common Wakefulness-Promoting Drugs
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should require an explicit warning against the use of two widely prescribed oral wakefulness-promoting drugs during pregnancy - modafinil (Provigil and generics) and armodafinil (Nuvigil and generics) - . . .
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FDA Must Warn About Major Fetal Harm for Two Common Wakefulness-Promoting Drugs
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should require an explicit warning against the use of two widely prescribed oral wakefulness-promoting drugs during pregnancy - modafinil (Provigil and generics) and armodafinil (Nuvigil and generics) - . . .