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Payment Disclosure
AVAKOFF, CHRISTINE MARGARET
- $1,001-10,000
- paid by Allergan »
- Location: OAKLAND, Calif.
- Payment for:
Expert-Led Panels, Business Meals, Business Travel
- Payment for: Expert-Led Panels, Business Meals, Business Travel
- Reported: Jan. to Dec. 2012
- Search for AVAKOFF, CHRISTINE MARGARET in Prescriber Checkup, our database of prescribing patterns within Medicare's drug program.
Notable drugs produced by Allergan include:
- Botox/Botox Cosmetic/Neuromodulator (wrinkles, migraines, muscle stiffness, muscle spasms, underarm sweating, contraction of eyelid muscles, misalignment of the eyes, glabellar lines, overactive bladder)
- Alphagan P, Alphagan, and Combigan (glaucoma, ocular hypertension)
- Lumigan (glaucoma, ocular hypertension)
- Restasis (dry eye)
- Latisse (insufficient or inadequate eyelashes)
- Juvéderm (severe facial wrinkles and folds)
- Aczone (acne)
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: Allergan. ProPublica last downloaded this record on Nov. 19, 2013.
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