Drug Name

Awake Patch

Drug Uses

Awake Patch, containing Caffeine, represents a stimulant drug that speeds up the brain and nervous system.

Benefits:

• Restores mental alertness;
• Improving wakefulness in patients with excessive sleepiness
  associated with narcolepsy or other sleep disorders;
• Increases metabolism by breaking down fat, freeing fatty
  acids and forcing them to be burned.

Warnings/Precautions

Tell your doctor if you have:

• heart disease, diabetes, anxiety disorders, depression, ulcers, allergies. Caffeine is not recommended for use during pregnancy.

Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. Since small amounts of Caffeine appear in breast milk, consult your doctor before breast-feeding.

Possible Side Effects

Awake Patch is not known to have any side effects if taken as per the prescribed dosage.

More Information

Studies have demonstrated that caffeine disrupts sleep. When caffeine is consumed immediately before bedtime or continuously throughout the day, sleep onset may be delayed, total sleep time reduced, normal stages of sleep altered, and the quality of sleep decreased.