( All Efficacy Measures Reached Statistic...)Cephalon Presents Positive Results for Fentora in Breakthrough Pain,,,Associated with Neuropathic Conditions,Health

FRAZER, Pa., May 01, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A Cephalon, Inc. Phase 3 clinical trial presented today at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Boston highlights data demonstrating that FENTORA(R) (fentanyl buccal tablet) [C-II] is beneficial for the treatment of breakthrough pain in patients with neuropathic pain who are already taking opioids around-the clock to manage their persistent pain. This study marks the first time an opioid has been evaluated in patients with breakthrough pain associated with chronic neuropathic pain.

"This study provides strong evidence that opioids like FENTORA may be useful in managing breakthrough pain in patients with chronic neuropathic pain," said Dr. David Simpson, Professor of Neurology at Mount Sinai Medical Center and primary author of this study. "With FENTORA, patients experienced statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in pain control and expressed a preference for this medication over the opioid they had previously been prescribed to manage their breakthrough pain."

Breakthrough pain -- a component of chronic pain -- is a flare of moderate-to-severe pain that occurs in the context of controlled persistent pain and is characterized by rapid onset, moderate-to-severe intensity, and relatively short duration. An estimated 74 percent of patients with controlled persistent pain from noncancer chronic pain conditions, including neuropathic pain, will experience breakthrough pain with a median onset of 10 minutes. In this patient population, breakthrough pain episodes can typically last 60 minutes. FENTORA, which is approved for the management of breakthrough pain in patients with cancer who are already taking and who are tolerant to opioids for their underlying persistent cancer pain, is desig
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