| Quantity | Price per tablet | You save | Total price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | £0.99 | - | £29.63 | |
| 60 | £0.69 | £17.78 | £41.48 | |
| 90 | £0.60 | £34.82 | £54.08 | |
| 120 | £0.56 | £51.12 | £67.41 | |
| 180 | £0.51 | £85.19 | £92.60 | |
| 270 | £0.49 | £133.34 | £133.34 | |
| 360 | £0.48 | £184.46 | £171.12 |
| Quantity | Price per tablet | You save | Total price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | £1.01 | - | £30.37 | |
| 60 | £0.74 | £16.30 | £44.45 | |
| 90 | £0.66 | £31.85 | £59.26 | |
| 120 | £0.60 | £49.63 | £71.86 | |
| 180 | £0.56 | £82.23 | £100.01 | |
| 270 | £0.52 | £131.86 | £141.49 | |
| 360 | £0.51 | £182.24 | £182.24 |
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| Delivery Method | Estimated delivery |
|---|---|
| Express Free for orders over £222.24 | Estimated delivery to the UK: 4-7 days |
| Standard Free for orders over £148.16 | Estimated delivery to the UK: 14-21 days |
| Country | Brand Names |
|---|---|
| Australia | Modavigil |
| Canada | Alertec |
You can order Provigil online through our catalogue in 100 mg and 200 mg tablet strengths, with pack sizes from 30 up to 360 tablets so you can match the listing to your planned supply. Every order is sent by our dispatch team in discreet packaging, and we support customers across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland with card payments through Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and JCB, or with Bitcoin and USDT for those who prefer crypto. Our team is available 24/7 by email and live chat, including access to a pharmacist, if you have questions before or after you order.
Provigil is a brand of modafinil supplied as an oral tablet. UK patients researching this medicine will often come across it under either its brand name or its generic name, modafinil, since both refer to the same active ingredient. Narcolepsy services in the UK sit within specialist sleep clinics, and because England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland each run their own NHS arrangements, the exact referral route and prescribing pathway can differ depending on where a patient lives, even though the underlying medicine and its established evidence base stay the same.
Modafinil is generally taken once each morning, although some patients split their daily dose between the morning and midday to maintain alertness across a longer day. A few habits tend to make ongoing use more manageable:
Because modafinil has a long half-life of roughly 15 hours, dosing later in the day increases the chance that alertness will linger into the evening and disturb sleep. Most people in the UK who take Provigil for narcolepsy use an early morning dose that fits naturally around breakfast and the start of the working day, giving the medicine time to take effect before school runs, commutes, or shift starts. People working shifts should be especially careful to follow an individually planned schedule, as poorly timed doses can further disrupt an already irregular sleep-wake pattern.
Provigil can be taken with or without food, though a high-fat meal, such as a full English breakfast, may delay absorption without reducing the overall amount your body receives. Many people in the UK build their mornings around tea or coffee, and it is worth knowing that caffeine and modafinil can both promote alertness; combining a large coffee with your tablet may amplify jitteriness, a racing heartbeat, or difficulty settling later on. Moderating caffeine, particularly when starting treatment, can help you judge how modafinil affects you.
Because modafinil does not always restore completely normal wakefulness, patients should not drive or carry out other potentially hazardous activities until they know how the medicine affects them. They should also avoid these activities if dizziness, blurred vision, or persistent sleepiness occurs. Other safety points worth keeping in mind include:
Discussions on Patient.info, HealthUnlocked, and condition-specific UK forums include reports from people who find that modafinil improves daytime functioning, as well as reports of headache, anxiety, insomnia, or difficulty finding suitable dose timing. These accounts are individual experiences rather than evidence that everyone will respond in the same way. Benefits and adverse effects should be reviewed with a prescriber, particularly after starting treatment or changing the dose.
Frequently discussed challenges include waiting times for specialist sleep-clinic referrals, differences between NHS and private costs, and uncertainty about whether a local pharmacy has this specialist prescription medicine in stock. Rural, coastal, and island patients may particularly value dependable delivery once a legitimate supply route has been arranged, since travelling to collect repeat medication is not always straightforward.
Community pharmacy chains such as Boots Pharmacy, Well Pharmacy, Superdrug Pharmacy, and Rowlands Pharmacy, alongside independent community chemists, are common high-street points of access across the UK. As a prescription-only medicine that may not be routinely stocked by every branch, modafinil may need to be ordered in advance. GPhC-registered online pharmacies are another channel, particularly for people who find travelling to a branch inconvenient.
| Channel | Typical experience |
|---|---|
| High-street chains (Boots, Well, Superdrug, Rowlands) | Familiar locations and in-person pharmacist advice, subject to prescription requirements and local stock |
| Independent community chemists | Local relationships and variable stock of specialist medicines |
| GPhC-registered online pharmacies | Remote services that remain subject to UK pharmacy and prescribing requirements |
Ordering medicines online has grown steadily across the UK, with customers increasingly comfortable managing repeat orders, tracked delivery, and pharmacist queries through email or live chat rather than an in-person visit. This can be particularly useful for people managing long-term conditions such as narcolepsy, where continuity of supply matters. We have built our own service around that preference, pairing straightforward online ordering with round-the-clock support.
Patients diagnosed with narcolepsy through an NHS sleep clinic may be prescribed modafinil on the NHS, subject to the eligibility and prescription-charge rules that apply in their nation. These arrangements differ between England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Private clinical care offers a separate route to assessment and, where clinically appropriate, a private prescription, with consultation and medicine costs paid privately. Our online ordering process is separate from both routes: we do not require a prescription upload to accept an order, although appropriate medical guidance remains important for this prescription-only medicine.
| Route | What it typically involves |
|---|---|
| NHS prescription | Clinical assessment and prescribing through the relevant NHS pathway, with charge rules varying by UK nation |
| Private prescription | Private clinical assessment and a prescription where appropriate, with costs paid privately |
| Online ordering with us | GBP pricing at checkout, with no prescription upload required for us to accept an order |
The active ingredient in Provigil is modafinil, a wakefulness-promoting agent. Its precise mechanism is not fully understood, but it inhibits dopamine transporters and is thought to influence several neurotransmitter systems involved in wakefulness, including orexin and histamine pathways. It differs pharmacologically from traditional amphetamine stimulants, but it can still be misused and may cause dependence in some people.
In the UK, modafinil is licensed for excessive sleepiness associated with narcolepsy in adults. It has historically been used off-label for conditions such as shift-work sleep disorder, but European regulatory reviews restricted the authorised indication to narcolepsy after concluding that the risk-benefit balance was not favourable for the other former indications. Any off-label use requires individual clinical assessment.
Modafinil affects liver enzymes involved in processing several other medicines, so important interactions include:
UK prescribing guidance continues to be shaped by pharmacovigilance, with the MHRA collecting suspected adverse-reaction reports through its Yellow Card Scheme and updating safety advice when necessary. This includes the warning that modafinil should not be used during pregnancy because exposure may increase the risk of congenital malformations. Broader clinical interest in modafinil's cognitive and wakefulness effects continues in research settings, though licensed UK use remains focused on narcolepsy-related sleepiness.
Some customers researching modafinil also look at generic modafinil options such as Modalert, which contains the same active ingredient under a different brand name. Other prescription medicines used for narcolepsy-related symptoms work through different mechanisms, including pitolisant and sodium oxybate formulations. Armodafinil is the longer-lasting R-enantiomer of modafinil but is not routinely authorised in the UK. These alternatives follow their own prescribing pathways and are not part of our current range, but they illustrate that modafinil is one option among several a specialist may consider.
Modafinil is a prescription-only medicine in the United Kingdom, which means UK pharmacies normally supply it against a valid prescription. That country-level classification is separate from our ordering policy: we do not require you to upload a prescription for us to accept an order, although we encourage appropriate medical assessment and ongoing guidance when using this medicine. Availability of the Provigil brand varies between markets, while generic modafinil products may be used in its place; this does not change modafinil's UK classification.
Store Provigil at 20°C to 25°C, with short excursions between 15°C and 30°C considered acceptable, in a tightly closed container away from moisture. In practice, that means keeping tablets away from a steamy bathroom cabinet in Britain's typically damp climate and away from a sunny windowsill during a summer heatwave, when indoor temperatures in homes without air conditioning can rise above the ideal range.
We offer Express delivery, taking around 4 to 7 days at £22.22, and Standard delivery, taking around 14 to 21 days at £11.10, with free delivery available once your order passes the threshold shown at checkout. Express includes tracking, so you can follow your parcel from dispatch through to your delivery address.
| City | Express | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | ≈ 6 days | ≈ 20 days |
| Southampton | ≈ 4 days | ≈ 20 days |
| London | ≈ 4 days | ≈ 14 days |
| Birmingham | ≈ 4 days | ≈ 19 days |
| Derby | ≈ 4 days | ≈ 14 days |
Provigil is an established option for managing narcolepsy-related excessive sleepiness in adults, with oral dosing and clear UK safety guidance around pregnancy, breastfeeding, contraception, serious skin reactions, and driving. Whether you use NHS services, seek private clinical care, or use our online ordering service, keeping modafinil's UK prescription-only classification separate from the requirements of each access route makes the available options easier to understand.
I'm ordering for Newcastle upon Tyne. Will the packet include an English patient leaflet?
The leaflet language is not confirmed in advance and may vary with the supplied package. Check the package and leaflet when it arrives; if the instructions are not clear, a pharmacist can help interpret the medicine information before use.
My order to Stoke-on-Trent has been dispatched. Does that mean it will arrive tomorrow?
Not necessarily. Dispatch means the order has been sent; delivery depends on the delivery option selected and your location. Most orders are dispatched within 24 hours on Monday to Friday.
If I reorder later, will I receive tablets from the same manufacturer as before?
We cannot guarantee the same manufacturer for a future order. Check the active ingredient, 100 mg or 200 mg strength, tablet form, manufacturer, batch number and expiry date on each received package.
I start work early and usually only manage breakfast on the way in. Can I take my modafinil tablet with food?
Yes. Modafinil tablets can be taken with or without food. Take them at the time and dose prescribed, preferably early enough in the day to avoid interfering with sleep.
| Active ingredient | Modafinil |
|---|---|
| Drug class | Wakefulness-promoting agent |
| Dosage form | Tablet |
| Available strengths | 100 mg, 200 mg |
| Route of administration | Oral |
| Storage | Store at 20°C to 25°C, with excursions permitted between 15°C and 30°C; keep in a tightly closed container away from moisture. |
| ATC code | N06BA07 |
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Provigil order was packed well.
I checked the contents after spotting a slight dent. Everything inside was secure.
Good price for Provigil.
I'd order again.
The parcel arrived around when I expected it.
