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ROBERT B FERGUSON
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ROBERT B FERGUSON

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
4256 ORCHARD LAKE RD, WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI, 48323-1645
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DR. ROBERT FERGUSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

51

payments

$626

payment total

14

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
 49 $597
Education
 2 $29

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

 $134
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $114
MOVIPREP

drug

 $98
TRULANCE

drug

 $81
LINZESS

drug

 $81
CANASA

drug

 $41
VIBERZI

drug

 $41
AMITIZA

drug

 $30
MAVYRET

drug

 $29
KANUMA

drug

 $29
APRISO

drug

 $26
UCERIS

drug

 $26
RELISTOR

drug

 $18
SYMPROIC

drug

 $17
TRESIBA

drug

 $16
VICTOZA

drug

 $16
XULTOPHY 100/3.6

drug

 $16
SUPREP

drug

 $16
EDARBI

drug

 $12
EDARBYCLOR

drug

 $11
NASCOBAL

drug

 $11
DIFICID

drug

 $11
ZINPLAVA

drug

 $11
DEXILANT

drug

 $9
† 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 9, 2018 $31 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Jan 5, 2018 $29 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Feb 20, 2018 $22 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jul 16, 2018 $20 MOVIPREP XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 27, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Feb 2, 2018 $19 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $19 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jun 4, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Aug 13, 2018 $18 MOVIPREP XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Mar 19, 2018 $17 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage SHIONOGI INC
Oct 2, 2018 $17 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Feb 16, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Jan 30, 2018 $17 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 5, 2018 $16 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 29, 2018 $16 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 16, 2018 $16 VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Jan 26, 2018 $16 SUPREP Food and Beverage BRAINTREE LABORATORIES, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $16 MOVIPREP XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Feb 13, 2018 $15 MOVIPREP XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Feb 5, 2018 $15 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $15 APRISO UCERIS Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Feb 27, 2018 $15 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 9, 2018 $15 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
May 30, 2018 $15 KANUMA Education ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 30, 2018 $15 KANUMA Education ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 8, 2018 $13 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Dec 17, 2018 $13 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $12 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Mar 5, 2018 $12 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $12 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $12 EDARBI Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $11 MOVIPREP XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 25, 2018 $11 EDARBYCLOR Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $11 NASCOBAL Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $11 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 18, 2018 $11 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2018 $9 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $8 DEXILANT Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $7 MOVIPREP XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 25, 2018 $6 APRISO UCERIS Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Feb 13, 2018 $4 MOVIPREP XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Aug 15, 2018 $3 APRISO UCERIS Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Aug 13, 2018 $2 MOVIPREP XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Mar 2, 2018 $2 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $2 MOVIPREP XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 18, 2018 $2 MOVIPREP XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 25, 2018 $2 APRISO UCERIS Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Nov 13, 2018 $1 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jan 19, 2018 $1 DEXILANT Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $1 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 29, 2018 $1 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
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