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FDA, CDC Probing Painkiller Overdoses/020209/Cynthia Diaz
Feb 9, 2009
Two federal agencies are collaborating on the issue of opioid use and related accidental, often fatal, overdoses. AMedNews reported that the...
Report Says US Fentanyl Deaths Exceed 1,000 in Two Years, but Report Incomplete
Jul 25, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
The Associated Press (AP) reports that over 1,000 people died in a two-year period due to an illegal version of the painkiller Fentanyl. The...
Expanded Fentora Approval a Bad Idea, FDA Panel Says
May 7, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
Cephalon Inc's quest to expand the approved uses of the narcotic painkiller Fentora hit a snag yesterday, as a Food & Drug Administration (FDA)...
FDA Concerned Expanded Fentora Approval Could Increase Abuse
May 5, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has long been concerned over Cephalon Inc.’s marketing of Fentora, a cancer pain drug, to non-cancer...
Racial Disparity Found in Prescribing of Opioid Painkillers Like Fentora
Jan 9, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
Opioid medications, like Fentora, are powerful painkillers that are increasingly being prescribed in emergency rooms. A new study finds that...
Fentora Off-Label Marketing Charges Settled, Now Cephalon Wants to Expand Use of Addictive Painkiller
Nov 13, 2007
| Parker Waichman LLP
Fentora, a potent painkiller, has been linked to several deaths due to its misuse. Yet Cephalon, Inc. just announced it has submitted a request to...
Fentora Side Effects Can Be Fatal, Warns FDA
Sep 26, 2007
| Parker Waichman LLP
Fentora, a powerful narcotic pain killer was the subject of a Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Public Health Advisory today. The...
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