Payment Disclosure

Howard Heit

$5,000
paid by Cephalon »
Location: Fairfax, Va.
Payment for: Advisory and consulting fees
Payment for: Advisory and consulting fees
Reported: Jan. to Dec. 2011
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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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