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SYED R AKHTER
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SYED R AKHTER

Listed Specialty: Family Medicine
3017 N ASHLAND AVE APT 1N, R & W MEDICAL CTR, CHICAGO, IL, 60657-3143
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DR. SYED AKHTER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

43

payments

$2,012

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
 3 $1,475
Food and Beverage
 40 $537

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $900
SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM

drug

 $325
TOUJEO

drug

 $250
BYSTOLIC

drug

 $89
JANUVIA

drug

 $72
OZEMPIC

drug

 $69
JARDIANCE

drug

 $58
TRINTELLIX

drug

 $57
JANUMET

drug

 $48
JANUMET XR

drug

 $48
STEGLATRO

drug

 $44
TRESIBA

drug

 $38
VICTOZA

drug

 $38
EUCRISA

drug

 $37
LYRICA

drug

 $37
FARXIGA

drug

 $36
SYMBICORT

drug

 $22
CHANTIX

drug

 $21
STEGLUJAN

drug

 $18
COLOGUARD

device

 $17
VRAYLAR

drug

 $15
VIMOVO

drug

 $15
FLUAD

drug

 $15
LINZESS

drug

 $13
BYVALSON

drug

 $13
BELSOMRA

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
Jul 20, 2018 $900 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
May 10, 2018 $325 SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM Promotional Speaking/Other INDIVIOR INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $250 TOUJEO Promotional Speaking/Other SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Mar 14, 2018 $29 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 2, 2018 $29 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $22 SYMBICORT Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Aug 22, 2018 $21 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Mar 21, 2018 $21 CHANTIX LYRICA EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $20 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Mar 7, 2018 $20 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Apr 4, 2018 $19 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Nov 14, 2018 $18 JANUVIA JANUMET JANUMET XR STEGLATRO STEGLUJAN Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 8, 2018 $18 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jul 12, 2018 $17 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Oct 24, 2018 $17 LYRICA EUCRISA COLOGUARD Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $16 TRINTELLIX Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $16 TRINTELLIX Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $16 JANUVIA JANUMET JANUMET XR Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 7, 2018 $15 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Sep 19, 2018 $15 FLUAD Food and Beverage SEQIRUS USA INC
Nov 7, 2018 $14 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Apr 18, 2018 $14 JANUVIA JANUMET JANUMET XR STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $13 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $13 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $13 TRINTELLIX Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $13 BYVALSON BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 9, 2018 $12 JANUVIA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 26, 2018 $12 VRAYLAR Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $12 JANUVIA BELSOMRA STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 13, 2018 $12 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $11 TRINTELLIX Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $9 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 24, 2018 $9 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $8 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $8 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Jul 26, 2018 $8 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $7 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $5 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $4 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $4 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Nov 9, 2018 $3 VRAYLAR Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $3 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Mar 7, 2018 $1 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.