Payment Disclosure

AFFILIATES IN PSYCHIATRY

$4,000
paid by Novartis »
Listed practitioner: PRAFUL C DESAI
Location: NEWARK, Del.
Payment for: Speaking fees
Payment for: Speaking fees
Reported: 2011 Oct. to 2012 Sept.

Notable drugs produced by Novartis include:

Diovan/Co–Diovan (hypertension)
Gleevec (chronic myeloid leukemia)
Zometa (cancer complications)
Ritalin/Focalin (attention deficit/hyperactive disorder)
Reclast/Aclasta (osteoporosis)
Gilenya (relapsing multiple sclerosis)
Exelon/Exelon Patch (alzheimer’s disease)
Exforge (hypertension)
Cataflam (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug)
Clozaril (treatment-resistant schizophrenia)

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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: Novartis. ProPublica last downloaded this record on Feb. 20, 2013.

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