Payment Disclosure

AARON JACOB FRIEDMAN

$1-1,000
paid by Allergan »
Location: LAFAYETTE, La.
Payment for: Business meals
Payment for: Business meals
Payment description: The value of a meal provided in conjunction with informational presentations made by an Allergan employee, provided in conjunction with an expert led panel, or in association with contracted services.
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)

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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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