Payment Disclosure

Alan Dowd

$90
paid by Cephalon »
Location: Huntsville, Ala.
Payment for: Educational meals
Payment for: Educational meals
Reported: Jan. to Dec. 2011

Notable drugs produced by Cephalon include:

Provigil (excessive sleepiness associated with treated obstructive sleep apnea, shift work disorder, narcolepsy)
Treanda (chronic lymphocytic leukemi, indolent b-cell non-hodgkin’s lymphoma)
Nuvigil (excessive sleepiness associated with narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apne, shift work disorder)
Gabitril (partial seizures)
Fentora (breakthrough pain for patients with cancer)
Actiq (breakthrough pain for patients with cancer)
Amrix (muscle spasm)

See the company's complete list »

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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