Provigil Maker Receives Subpoena
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From Bloomberg News
Cephalon Inc., maker of the anti-drowsiness drug Provigil, said it received a subpoena from prosecutors in Philadelphia for documents relating to sales and marketing practices since 1998.
Drug makers including AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly & Co. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. have received similar requests.
West Chester, Pa.-based Cephalon’s practices are proper and the company will cooperate, a spokesman said.
Shares of the company fell $2 to $45.88 on Nasdaq.
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