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Actiq Addictive and Often Prescribed For Off-Label Use
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Actiq is a powerful narcotic painkiller approved for use in cancer patients who suffer pain that other, milder narcotics don't relieve. Unfortunately, only about one percent of Actiq prescriptions are written by cancer doctors. The drug comes as a flavored lozenge on the end of a stick much like a lollipop, and while marketing prescription drugs for off-label use is illegal, Actiq's maker - Cephalon - admittedly markets the drug to doctors besides oncologists, saying that many cancer patients get treated for their pain by physicians besides their cancer doctors.
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October 03, 2006
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Jamie L. Sheller, Attorney at Law
Jamie Sheller currently handles and supervises an extensive caseload including medical malpractice, medical device, and drug product liability cases, complex product liability cases, Multi-District Litigation and Class Action Litigation for breast implant, tobacco, fen-phen and Norplant, as well as general personal injury cases. She works on all aspects of the litigation from initial client intake through trial and appeal.
October 03, 2006
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October 03, 2006
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