Payment Disclosure

Rizzo, Albert Anthony

$14,525
paid by Merck »
Listed practitioner: Albert A Rizzo
Location: HOCKESSIN, Del.
Payment for: Speaking
Payment for: Speaking
Reported: Jan. to Dec. 2011
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Notable drugs produced by Merck include:

Singulair (asthma, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, allergies)
Januvia (diabetes)
Zetia (cholesterol)
Vytorin (cholesterol)
Cozaar/Hyzaar (hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, diabetic kidney disease)
Janumet (diabetes)
Isentress (HIV)
Nasonex (allergies, nasal polyps)
Fosamax (osteoporosis, paget's disease)
Cancidas (fungal infections)
Maxalt (migraine)
NuvaRing (contraceptive)
Propecia (male pattern hair loss)

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Important notes

The reports include both the name of the health provider who performed the service and, when reported, the entity paid. They may be different.

Source: Merck. ProPublica last downloaded this record on Oct. 17, 2012.

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