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JOSEPH F LOWNEY
Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
1050 WARWICK AVE, WARWICK, RI, 02888-3655
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DR. JOSEPH LOWNEY,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
146
payments
$62,892
payment total
12
companies paid this doctor
Payment Calendar in 2018
This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.
Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.
2018
Types of Payments in 2018
| Category | Payments | Payment Value |
|---|---|---|
Promotional Speaking/Other |
22 | $41,375 |
Nonaccredited Training |
5 | $11,000 |
Consulting |
1 | $3,750 |
Food and Beverage |
81 | $3,680 |
Travel and Lodging |
35 | $3,080 |
Education |
2 | $8 |
Drugs & Devices in 2018
Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.
| Product Name | Product Type | Payments† |
|---|---|---|
HUMIRA |
drug |
$21,475 |
TRULANCE |
drug |
$16,224 |
XELJANZ |
drug |
$7,836 |
XIFAXAN |
drug |
$6,276 |
RELISTOR |
drug |
$4,211 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$2,745 |
UCERIS |
drug |
$2,108 |
DOPTELET |
drug |
$1,799 |
PROLIA |
drug |
$81 |
REPATHA |
drug |
$81 |
CIMZIA |
drug |
$39 |
LYRICA |
drug |
$23 |
ORENCIA |
drug |
$17 |
MORPHABOND ER |
drug |
$15 |
CREON |
drug |
$15 |
MITIGARE |
drug |
$14 |
INVOKANA |
drug |
$14 |
XARELTO |
drug |
$14 |
| † May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products. | ||
Payment Details in 2018
| When | How Much | Related To | What For | From | Third Party Payee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2018 | $3,750 | XELJANZ | Consulting | PFIZER INC. | JOSEPH LOWNEY |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $3,000 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 30, 2018 | $3,000 | XIFAXAN | Nonaccredited Training | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Dec 17, 2018 | $2,250 | HUMIRA | Promotional Speaking/Other | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jan 22, 2018 | $2,250 | HUMIRA | Promotional Speaking/Other | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $2,250 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Sep 4, 2018 | $2,250 | HUMIRA | Promotional Speaking/Other | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Nov 12, 2018 | $2,250 | HUMIRA | Promotional Speaking/Other | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $2,250 | HUMIRA | Promotional Speaking/Other | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jun 12, 2018 | $2,250 | HUMIRA | Promotional Speaking/Other | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $2,250 | HUMIRA | Promotional Speaking/Other | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Nov 14, 2018 | $2,250 | HUMIRA | Promotional Speaking/Other | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Oct 29, 2018 | $2,250 | HUMIRA | Promotional Speaking/Other | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $2,000 | UCERIS | Nonaccredited Training | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $2,000 | RELISTOR | Nonaccredited Training | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Oct 8, 2018 | $2,000 | RELISTOR | Nonaccredited Training | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $2,000 | XIFAXAN | Nonaccredited Training | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $1,800 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $1,800 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $1,800 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| May 25, 2018 | $1,800 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $1,800 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $1,800 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $1,750 | DOPTELET | Promotional Speaking/Other | DOVA PHARMACEUTICALS | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $1,250 | XELJANZ | Promotional Speaking/Other | PFIZER INC. | |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $1,250 | XELJANZ | Promotional Speaking/Other | PFIZER INC. | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $678 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $600 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $530 | XIFAXAN | Travel and Lodging | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Oct 28, 2018 | $352 | XELJANZ | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Nov 23, 2018 | $339 | XELJANZ | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Nov 23, 2018 | $331 | XELJANZ | Travel and Lodging | PFIZER INC. | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $259 | XIFAXAN | Travel and Lodging | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Nov 28, 2018 | $225 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| Nov 23, 2018 | $185 | XELJANZ | Travel and Lodging | PFIZER INC. | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $168 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $137 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $125 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $125 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $125 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| May 3, 2018 | $122 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Dec 12, 2018 | $121 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jan 17, 2018 | $118 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $115 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $115 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $114 | XELJANZ | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Sep 12, 2018 | $112 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $110 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Nov 7, 2018 | $104 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $103 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Oct 24, 2018 | $102 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $99 | RELISTOR | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| May 31, 2018 | $98 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Apr 18, 2018 | $94 | RELISTOR | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $88 | UCERIS | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $78 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Nov 23, 2018 | $74 | XELJANZ | Travel and Lodging | PFIZER INC. | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $61 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Nov 28, 2018 | $59 | XELJANZ | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $56 | XELJANZ | Travel and Lodging | PFIZER INC. | |
| Dec 27, 2018 | $54 | XELJANZ | Travel and Lodging | PFIZER INC. | JOSEPH LOWNEY |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $53 | XIFAXAN | Travel and Lodging | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Aug 6, 2018 | $52 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 21, 2018 | $50 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $50 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $50 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| May 2, 2018 | $49 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $48 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Nov 19, 2018 | $46 | HUMIRA | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jul 21, 2018 | $44 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $40 | XIFAXAN | Travel and Lodging | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $40 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $35 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 21, 2018 | $35 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| May 30, 2018 | $33 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $31 | HUMIRA | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| May 31, 2018 | $27 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $26 | HUMIRA | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $25 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $24 | DOPTELET | Food and Beverage | DOVA PHARMACEUTICALS | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $22 | CIMZIA | Food and Beverage | UCB, INC. | |
| Dec 26, 2018 | $21 | HUMIRA | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jun 13, 2018 | $21 | HUMIRA | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $20 | UCERIS | Travel and Lodging | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $19 | DOPTELET | Food and Beverage | DOVA PHARMACEUTICALS | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $19 | PROLIA REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Aug 2, 2018 | $18 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $18 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Apr 9, 2018 | $17 | PROLIA REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jul 31, 2018 | $17 | ORENCIA | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | $17 | CIMZIA | Food and Beverage | UCB, INC. | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | $17 | PROLIA REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| May 10, 2018 | $16 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| May 10, 2018 | $16 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Nov 12, 2018 | $15 | MORPHABOND ER | Food and Beverage | DAIICHI SANKYO INC. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $15 | CREON | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $15 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 21, 2018 | $15 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Feb 25, 2018 | $15 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $14 | PROLIA REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| May 8, 2018 | $14 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| May 8, 2018 | $14 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Oct 22, 2018 | $14 | MITIGARE | Food and Beverage | WEST-WARD PHARMACEUTICALS | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $14 | INVOKANA XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jan 22, 2018 | $13 | PROLIA REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $12 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Feb 26, 2018 | $12 | HUMIRA | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $11 | HUMIRA | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $11 | HUMIRA | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jul 21, 2018 | $11 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $11 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Feb 26, 2018 | $10 | HUMIRA | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $10 | HUMIRA | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $10 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $10 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Apr 9, 2018 | $10 | LYRICA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| May 18, 2018 | $10 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $9 | RELISTOR | Travel and Lodging | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Apr 18, 2018 | $9 | RELISTOR | Travel and Lodging | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $8 | XELJANZ | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| May 2, 2018 | $7 | LYRICA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $7 | DOPTELET | Travel and Lodging | DOVA PHARMACEUTICALS | |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $6 | LYRICA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Dec 11, 2018 | $5 | XELJANZ | Travel and Lodging | PFIZER INC. | |
| Oct 30, 2018 | $5 | HUMIRA | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jul 31, 2018 | $5 | XELJANZ | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $5 | XELJANZ | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Oct 8, 2018 | $5 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $4 | HUMIRA | Education | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Nov 7, 2018 | $4 | HUMIRA | Education | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Nov 12, 2018 | $4 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $4 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jul 11, 2018 | $2 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $2 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Aug 27, 2018 | $2 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $2 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jan 29, 2018 | $2 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Aug 2, 2018 | $1 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $1 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| May 8, 2018 | $1 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| May 8, 2018 | $1 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| May 10, 2018 | $1 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| May 10, 2018 | $1 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $1 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $1 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC |
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