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Last Updated: 9/8/2025

Modafinil Dosing in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

Dosing Recommendations

  • For patients on hemodialysis, the American Society of Nephrology recommends administering modafinil after dialysis sessions on dialysis days 1
  • The general approach to modafinil dosing in ESRD follows principles for medication dosing in renal impairment, as suggested by Clinical Infectious Diseases guidelines 1