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Provigil (modafinil)Highmark

Shift Work Disorder (SWD)

Preferred products

  • generic armodafinil

Initial criteria

  • age ≥ 18 years
  • Diagnosis of shift-work disorder (ICD-10: G47.26)
  • Member has excessive sleepiness or insomnia temporarily associated with recurring work schedule that overlaps usual time for sleep
  • Symptoms accompanied by reduction of total sleep time
  • Symptoms present for at least 3 months
  • Sleep log or actigraphy monitoring for at least 14 days including both work and free days
  • Sleep disturbance not better explained by another current sleep disorder, medical or neurological disorder, mental disorder, medication use, or substance use disorder
  • If request is for brand Provigil: therapeutic failure or intolerance to plan-preferred generic armodafinil AND generic modafinil
  • If request is for brand Nuvigil: therapeutic failure or intolerance to generic armodafinil AND generic modafinil

Reauthorization criteria

  • Member’s symptoms have improved

Approval duration

12 months