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Payment Disclosure
AARON JACOB FRIEDMAN
- $1-1,000
- paid by Allergan »
- Location: LAFAYETTE, La.
- Payment for: Business meals
- Payment for: Business meals
- Reported: July to Dec. 2011
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Notable drugs produced by Allergan include:
- Botox/Botox Cosmetic/Neuromodulator (wrinkles, migraines, muscle stiffness, muscle spasms, underarm sweating, contraction of eyelid muscles, misalignment of the eyes, glabellar lines, overactive bladder)
- Alphagan P, Alphagan, and Combigan (glaucoma, ocular hypertension)
- Lumigan (glaucoma, ocular hypertension)
- Restasis (dry eye)
- Latisse (insufficient or inadequate eyelashes)
- Juvéderm (severe facial wrinkles and folds)
- Aczone (acne)
Important notes
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: Allergan. ProPublica last downloaded this record on Dec. 19, 2012.
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