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Payment Disclosure
FRASER, ASAD
- $8,000
- paid by Amgen »
- Listed practitioner: ASAD FRASER
- Location: BOWLING GREEN, Ky.
- Payment for: Non-consulting
- Payment for: Non-consulting
- Reported: Jan. to Dec. 2013
- Search for FRASER, ASAD in Prescriber Checkup, our database of prescribing patterns within Medicare's drug program.
Notable drugs produced by Amgen include:
- Neulasta (Makes white blood cells, prevents infections during cancer treatments)
- Neupogen (Makes white blood cells, prevents infections during cancer treatments)
- Enbrel (Rheumatoid arthritis, psioratic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, plaque psoriasis in adults, juvenile idiopathic arthritis)
- Arenesp (Anemia via kidney failure or chemotherapy)
- Epogen (Anemia)
- Sensipar (Lowers calcium in blood)
- Vectibix (Metastatic cancer of the colon or rectum)
- Nplate (Chronic immune thrombocytopenia)
- Xgeva (Osteoporosis, bone cancer, bone related problems in cancer patients)
- Prolia (Osteoporosis, bone cancer, bone related problems in cancer patients)
- Kyprolis (Multiple myeloma)
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: PharmaShine
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