Modafinil

This page shows anti-doping rule violation data we have registered for Modafinil.

Number of cases in Modafinil Last 10 Years

Modafinil

Modafinil ranks #75 globally among prohibited substances, with 37 registered cases (0.3% of all violations) among all sports tracked by the Anti-Doping Database, which contains 14,670 verified cases. USA leads with 18 cases, while Track and field is the most affected sport (15 cases).

Cases of Modafinil by Sport
Track and field
15
Cycling
9
Tennis
3
Weightlifting
3
Kickboxing
2
Top Sport: Track and field

15

Track and field cases

0%

Of all violations

37

Total Modafinil cases
Track and field's share of Modafinil violations 0%
15 of 37

Track and field has the most recorded cases of Modafinil violations globally, with 15 registered cases — 0% of all 37 verified cases.

Cases of Modafinil by Country
USA
18
Brazil
4
France
3
Chile
2
Serbia (Republic of)
1
Top Country: USA

18

USA cases

48.6%

Of all violations

37

Total Modafinil cases
USA's share of Modafinil violations 48.6%
18 of 37

USA dominates Modafinil violations globally, with 18 registered cases — 48.6% of all 37 verified cases.

Global Substance Ranking

Modafinil ranks #75 of 358 prohibited substances in the Anti-Doping Database.

#1 Stanozolol
1,359
#2 Methandienone
833
#3 Norandrosterone
778
#4 Testosterone
758
···
#75 Modafinil
36
About This Ranking

This ranking covers only prohibited substances with verified case records in the Anti-Doping Database. Procedural violations (whereabouts failures, refusals to test, etc.) are excluded.

Active Sanctions — Expiry Year
Gender Distribution
Male 64.9%
24 cases
Female 35.1%
13 cases
Analysis: shows an unusually high proportion of female cases (35.1%) compared to the global average (19.8%), a difference of 15.3 percentage points. Global average: 80.2% male, 19.8% female
Average Suspension Length
36.9
months
Modafinil
30.1
months
Global average

The average suspension for Modafinil violations is 36.9 months, longer than the global average of 30.1 months.

Modafinil is used to counter excessive sleepiness due to narcolepsy. It stimulates the central nervous system and shares some similarities with amphetamine. It is considered a mild stimulant and is, unlike amphetamine, not associated with euphoric effects at high doses. The risk of development of drug dependence or tolerance of this drug is low, at least in patients without prior history of drug dependence. Modafinil has been classified as a performance enhancing stimulant by WADA since 2004. While several mainstream sleep experts say they doubt the drug has performance enhancing effects, a study from 2004 showed that Modafinil prolongs exercise time to exhaustion while performing at 85 % of VO2max and also reduces the perception of effort required to maintain the threshold (1). Jacobs, I; Bell, DG (2004) "Effects of acute modafinil ingestion on exercise time to exhaustion" Med Sci Sports Exerc 36(6):1078-1082 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/ http://www.fass.se/ Written by International Doping Tests & Management (www.idtm.se) for The Anti-Doping Database This substance was first listed in the IOC doping list on 1 January 2003 as a stimulant.

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