Payment Disclosure

Albert A. Rizzo

$2,000
paid by AstraZeneca »
Location: Newark, Del.
Payment for: Speaker fees
Payment for: Speaker fees
Reported: Jan. to Dec. 2011

Notable drugs produced by AstraZeneca include:

Seroquel IR/XR (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)
Crestor (high cholesterol)
Nexium (acid reflux)
Symbicort (asthma, copd)
Toprol-XL (hypertension, heart failure, angina)
Atacand (hypertension, heart failure)
Zomig (migraines)
Onglyza (type 2 diabetes)
Rhinocort (allergies)

See the company's complete list »

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

I think this is my doctor — what should I do?

If your provider is listed, it’s because a drug company reported paying him or her for promotional activities, meals, travel, educational items, consulting or research. Such payments are legal, but research has shown that drug-company marketing can influence what a doctor prescribes. How you can use this data »