The Physician's Drug Reference (PDR) is not the last word on this. It is literally just a desk reference, as the name implies. It isn't meant to be a definitive guide to medications. It is meant to be a quick and easy way for physicians to get an overview of a medication.

The following is taken directly from the FDA's website for Modafinil ( http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2007/020... ). This information is also included in the product information sheet you receive with your prescription, and on the Provigil website. To say that Modafinil does not have the physical effects of other stimulants is not true. They are present to a lesser degree, but still exist.

  In addition to its wake-promoting effects and ability to
 increase locomotor activity in animals, modafinil produces 
 psychoactive and euphoric effects, alterations in mood, 
 perception, thinking, and feelings typical of other CNS 
 stimulants in humans. Modafinil has reinforcing properties,
 as evidenced by its self-administration in monkeys previously
 trained to self-administer cocaine. Modafinil was also
 partially discriminated as stimulant-like.