"This mechanism results in reduced abuse potential and less likelihood of jitteriness, anxiety, or excess locomotor activity than traditional stimulants," he claimed.
Their concern with Biederman's commentary was that "it appears to seriously misrepresent modafinil's neuropharmacologic characteristics, contradicting the science-based evaluation of the data by the U.S. FDA and DEA," Kruszewski and Klotz wrote.
"Dr. Biederman may have misrepresented modafinil's pharmacologic (stimulant) properties and minimized modafinil's abuse potential--as described in the authoritative FDA-approved product label," they told the Editor.
"Dr. Biederman's misrepresentation of the serious risks posed by this drug, whose target population is children with ADHD, requires reexamination and correction,"they wrote.
In conclusion, they correctly pointed out that if Cephalon "ere to directly mischaracterize modafinil's pharmacocharacteristics--as Dr. Biederman has--they could be prosecuted under federal law."
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