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Cephalon, Takeda to market Provigil

Biopharmaceutical company Cephalon Inc. said Monday that it will team with Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc.

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Virginia Scalese
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Jun 25, 2006
 
Hi, I am a senior deaf woman who was in a severe slip and fall on the black ice..2 yrs. ago..My Dr. for Brain and head problems after putting me thru several tests decided I have Narcleptsy.(MISSPELLED) My health insurance all of a sudden stopped paying for it,and I was told I have to find another Neurologist and get a letter from him saying why I need it and for what reason.(INSURANCE CO. IS HORIZON BLUE.)I was told by the pharmacist it cost four hundred dollars for 60 pills, and that is the reason why I cannot have it anymore unless it is life threatening..It helped me sleep at night,only because it kept me awake all day and alert and memory was great, now I had to go off it cold turkey, HEADACHES,BAD MEMORY,WAKEFUL NIGHTS,and fall asleep all day, IRRITABLE, etc. I cannot handle this, and would like to know why I cannot have this med..I understand,truck drivers can get it,College students studying for exams can get it,etc. Thank you, Sincerely, Virginia Scalese..
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Jul 1, 2006
 
Virginia, you could try calling Cephalon and asking about their Patient Assistance Program. I know Takeda has one for their own drugs because I used to work for them. They have a web site, www.cephalon.com Do you have a family member who could call for you? Keep in mind that they may be closed Mon & Tues for the holiday, so call Wednessday. So sorry to hear about your medical conditions. Insurance companies are only interested in $$ most of the time.
I pasted the following from their website:
Patient Assistance/Reimbursement Assistance Programs
Patient assistance is open to patients who have no health insurance coverage. Reimbursement Programs are for patients who have health insurance and need assistance.
PROVIGIL® Reimbursement Assistance
Tel:(topix.net would't allow the phone number)
www.provigil.com
This is the link I used:
http://www.cephalon.com/contact/index.html
Hope all goes well.
Susan
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