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Payment Disclosure
RIZZO, ALBERT ANTHONY
Notable drugs produced by Pfizer include:
- Lipitor (cholesterol)
- Lyrica (epilepsy, post-herpetic neuralgia and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia)
- Celebrex (arthritis pain and inflammation, acute pain)
- Viagra (erectile dysfunction)
- Norvasc (hypertension)
- Zyvox (bacterial infections)
- Xalatan/Xalacom (glaucoma and ocular hypertension)
- Geodon/Zeldox (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)
- Premarin family (menopause)
- Detrol/Detrol LA (overactive bladder)
- Chantix/Champix (smoking cessation)
- Effexor XR (depression, certain anxiety disorders)
- Zosyn (antibiotic)
- Pristiq (depression)
- Zoloft (depression, certain anxiety disorders)
- Aricept (alzheimer’s disease)
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: Pfizer. ProPublica last downloaded this record on Jan. 7, 2013.
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