title: Impact of Modafinil Add-on with Atypical Anti-psychotics on Excessive Daytime Drowsiness.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Atypical antipsychotic drugs are known to cause many side effects which include daytime drowsiness. So many add on drugs are tried to reduce the same.
  
  
  METHODS
  72 patients who were on atypical antipsychotic drugs were randomly assigned to either Modafinil or placebo and were followed for a period of 12 weeks. Daytime drowsiness, was taken at baseline, week 3, and at week 12 by using VAS, EDD scales.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results were analyzed and showed that the Modafinil add on therapy significantly reduced the daytime Drowsiness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modafinil could be a potential candidate in selected group of patients to decrease some of the unwanted adverse events like daytime drowsiness produced by atypical antipsychotics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: P Lakshmi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Prasuna
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Sudhakar
keywords: Adverse events; Atypical antipsychotic drugs; Daytime drowsiness; Modafinil; Visual Analogue Scale