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Payment Disclosure
GEORGIA HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
- $132,925
- paid by Merck »
- Listed practitioner: DARON GALE FERRIS
- Location: ATLANTA, Ga.
- Payment for:
Research
- Payment for: Research
- Reported: Jan. to Dec. 2013
- Search for GEORGIA HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC in Prescriber Checkup, our database of prescribing patterns within Medicare's drug program.
Notable drugs produced by Merck include:
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: PharmaShine
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