Product Information

Adrafinil / Olmifon Enhances Mental Clarity and Alertness.

Adrafinil / Olmifon improves brain chemical processes to boost alertness without affecting normal sleep patterns.

Adrafinil is part of a new class of drug called ‘eugeroics’, which means ‘good arousal’. Designed to promote vigilance and alertness, it is a stimulant and anti-depressant that helps to sharpen mental focus by enhancing the chemical processes within the brain without affecting heart rate or pressure.

Approved in many European countries for treating narcolepsy, a condition characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and other unusual symptoms, Adrafinil has also been found to provide benefits to non-narcoleptic users. Generally, they find that Adrafinil gives them increased energy and reduces fatigue, while improving cognitive function, mental focus, concentration and memory. It has been reported that quiet people who take Adrafinil become more talkative, reserved people become more open and passive people become more active.

Compared with more familiar stimulants, ranging from caffeine to methamphetamine, Adrafinil is considered gentler because it provides similar benefits but with much less of the anxiety, agitation and insomnia associated with these conventional stimulants. In particular, Adrafinil’s unique ability to only arouse when stimulation is required means that the user is able to sleep when he or she wishes to.

The effect of Adrafinil, unlike conventional stimulants, builds subtly over a period of days to months. This appears to be based on its ability to selectively stimulate adrenergic receptors in the brain. These receptors normally respond to norepinephrine (noradrenaline), a neurotransmitter linked to alertness, learning, and memory. This is in contrast to conventional stimulants, which stimulate a broader spectrum of brain receptors, including those involving dopamine. Its more focused activity profile may account for Adrafinil's relative lack of adverse side effects.

Dosage:
Take one or two 300mg tablets twice a day, but not continuously without liver enzyme blood tests.

Side effects:
Adrafinil may occasionally cause headaches, stomach pains and skin irritations, and in certain cases, inner tension.

Caution:
Testing of this product has been carried out only on elderly users. The preparation contains an active ingredient, which could induce a positive result in anti-doping tests for athletes. If you suffer from epilepsy, or serious hepatic or renal disorders, consult your doctor before taking this product. Long-term use has also been associated with occasional instances of elevated liver enzymes, specifically SGOT, SGPT, GGPT and hepatic alkaline phosphatase. Thus, if you plan to use Adrafinil for an extended period of time, you should have your liver function tested to establish a baseline, and then after 3 months and again every 6 months thereafter. If abnormalities appear, reducing the dose or stopping the drug should permit a return to normal.

See also: Modafinil.

Manufacturer's Insert

ADRAFINIL / Olmifon ®

Composition:
Adrafinil; Corn starch, modified sodic carboxymethyl-cellulose, polyvidone excipient, glycerol, magnesium steate, talc, lactose, polyoxyethylene glycol 4000, titanium dioxide, polymethly acrylate glycerol.

Information for the User:
This product is a psycotonic. It is recommended for elderly patients who have difficulty staying alert and who suffer from a general slowing down of mental activity.

Warning:
The effectiveness of Olmifon has not yet been tested on the non-elderly.

This preparation contains an active ingredient, which could induce a positive result in anti-doping tests for athletes.

Caution:
If you suffer from epilepsy, or serious hepatic or renal disorders, consult your doctor before taking this product. Do not hesitate to seek advice from your doctor or chemist, if there is any chance of an interaction-taking place between different medicines. Any additional treatment should be reported, especially if you are taking neuroepileptic medicines. Keep this and all other medicines safely out of the reach of children.

Side Effects:
As with any active product, this medicine may possibly cause side effects. Headache, stomach pains and skin irritations have been reported in clinical tests, and in certain cases, inner tension.

Directions:
2 to 4 tablets daily. Please follow your doctor’s instructions.

Prescription Conditions:
This product has been prescribed for you in order to remedy a particular medical problem.Do not use it to treat other ailments.

Do not use it again without first consulting your doctor.
Do not use it to treat another person.
Consult your doctor.