| CNS Stimulants |
Generic
(Brand name) |
Formulations, Usual Dose, Notes |
| Xanthines |
| Caffeine |
 | Caffeine affects sleep, particularly if taken by the end of the day. |
| Caffeine content:
 | A cup of regular coffee: 100 mg. Strong coffee may contains 200
to 500 mg. |
| A cup of tea: 50 mg |
| A popular soda about 75 mg. |
|
| Half life of caffeine has a range of 8 to 14 hours. |
| Caffiene
in coffee - CNN |
|
| Amphetamine Derivatives |
Methyl-
phenidate
(Ritalin)
Class II |
| Tab: 5, 10, 20 mg. Half life: 4 hr, Tmax 2 hr |
| Slow Release: 20 mg. Half life 8-10 hr, Tmax 5 hr |
| Dose: 5 mg q am, titrate up to 100 mg/day |
| Less peripheral sympathomimetic activity. |
|
Dextro-
amphetamine (Dexedrine) Class II |
| Dose: 5 mg to 60 mg/day in divided dose |
| Half life: 10 hr, Tmax 2 hr. |
|
| Amphetamine (Adderall) Class II |
| Tab: 5, 10, 20, 30 mg tab |
| Dose: 5 mg to 60 mg/day in divided dose |
| Half life: 10 hr, Tmax 2 hr |
|
| Other
stimulants |
| Modafinil
(Provigil) Class IV |
| Tab: 200 mg, scored |
| Dose: 50 mg qd, up to 400 mg qd |
| Half life 15 hr, Tmax 2-4 hours |
| Alpha-1 receptor agonist that has alerting properties |
| Few side effects and may be preferable as initial treatment. |
|
Pemoline
(Cylert)
Class IV |
| Chewable tab: 37.5 mg. Tab: 18.75, 37.5, 75 mg. |
| Dose: 18.75 mg q am, titrate up to 150 mg/day |
| Half life: 12 hr, Tmax 2-4 hr |
|
Warning from FDA |
|
Mazindol
(Sanorex)
Class IV |
| Tab: 1, 2 mg |
| Dose: 2- |
| Relatively few sympathomimetic side effect |
| An imidazoline derivative |
| Less effective than methylphenidate or dextroamphetamine |
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