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Payment Disclosure

Howard Heit

Notable drugs produced by Cephalon include:

  • Treanda (chronic lymphocytic leukemia and indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma)
  • Nuvigil (excessive sleepiness associated with narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea and shift work disorder)
  • Gabitril (partial seizures)
  • Fentora (breakthrough pain for patients with cancer)
  • Actiq (breakthrough pain for patients with cancer)
  • Amrix (muscle spasm)

Important notes

The reports include both the name of the health provider who performed the service and, when reported, the entity paid. They may be different.

Source: Cephalon. ProPublica last downloaded this record on Nov. 27, 2012.

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