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HOWARD M ABRAMS
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HOWARD M ABRAMS

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
20033 N 19TH AVE, SUITE 106, PHOENIX, AZ, 85027-4245
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DR. HOWARD ABRAMS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

62

payments

$784

payment total

13

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
Food and Beverage
 61 $769
Education
 1 $15

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†
XIFAXAN

drug

 $124
CLENPIQ

drug

 $107
VIBERZI

drug

 $90
STELARA

drug

 $89
DIFICID

drug

 $74
ZINPLAVA

drug

 $74
LINZESS

drug

 $70
CREON

drug

 $69
CANASA

drug

 $58
CIMZIA

drug

 $50
INFLECTRA

drug

 $45
TRULANCE

drug

 $38
HUMIRA

drug

 $30
OCALIVA

drug

 $17
KANUMA

drug

 $15
SMART PILL

device

 $13
ZENPEP

drug

 $12
† 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 $23 STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $21 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 22, 2018 $20 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $19 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $19 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $18 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $18 VIBERZI Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $18 INFLECTRA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $17 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $17 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $17 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 24, 2018 $16 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $16 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 20, 2018 $15 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $15 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 29, 2018 $15 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $15 STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $15 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
May 30, 2018 $15 KANUMA Education ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $14 STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $14 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 10, 2018 $14 INFLECTRA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $14 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 1, 2018 $14 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $14 VIBERZI Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 18, 2018 $14 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 21, 2018 $14 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $13 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $13 STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $13 SMART PILL Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 12, 2018 $13 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $13 INFLECTRA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $13 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $13 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Mar 29, 2018 $12 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 26, 2018 $12 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 21, 2018 $12 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 14, 2018 $12 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $12 ZENPEP Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 5, 2018 $12 STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $12 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Aug 24, 2018 $12 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 25, 2018 $12 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $12 STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $11 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 21, 2018 $11 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $11 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Sep 11, 2018 $10 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Nov 6, 2018 $10 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jul 9, 2018 $9 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 11, 2018 $9 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Nov 13, 2018 $8 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Feb 21, 2018 $8 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 21, 2018 $7 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 2, 2018 $6 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Mar 21, 2018 $5 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Nov 6, 2018 $5 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 24, 2018 $5 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Nov 13, 2018 $4 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jan 2, 2018 $4 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 21, 2018 $4 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 11, 2018 $4 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
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