Payment Disclosure

COTTON-O'NEIL CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER

$14,436
paid by Pfizer »
Listed practitioner: ERIC ALBERT VOTH
Location: TOPEKA, Kan.
Payment for: Pfizer sponsored research initiated on or after July 1, 2009
Payment for: Pfizer sponsored research initiated on or after July 1, 2009
Reported: Jan. to Dec. 2011
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Notable drugs produced by Pfizer include:

Lyrica (epilepsy, post-herpetic neuralgia and diabetic, peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia)
Celebrex (arthritis pain and inflammation, acute pain)
Viagra (erectile dysfunction)
Zyvox (bacterial infections)
Sutent (late-stage kidney cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumor)
Premarin family (menopause)
Chantix (smoking cessation)
BeneFIX (hemophilia)
Effexor XR (depression and certain anxiety disorders)
Pristiq (depression)

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Important notes

Research payments are distinct from speaking and consulting. The figure listed does not reflect the actual compensation received by the physician listed as the principal investigator.

Payments for clinical studies may include costs associated with patient care, supplies, as well as the time spent by health care professionals treating patients and managing the study.

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 Nov. 28, 2012.

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