Artvigil is a generic brand of the drug Armodafinil. Also able to enhance cognitive skills and memory and is known as a "smart drug". It provides a stimulating effect by affecting certain chemicals in the brain responsible for the control of sleep/wake cycle. Armodafinil is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness linked to narcolepsy and shift work sleep disorder. It is prescribed as an adjuvant therapy for obstructive sleep apnea.