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. 2019 Oct 1;179(10):1424-1425.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0999.

Association of Biologic Prescribing for Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Industry Payments to Physicians

Rishad Khan  1 , Cameron M Nugent  2 , Michael A Scaffidi  1 , Nikko Gimpaya  1 , Samir C Grover  1
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Association of Biologic Prescribing for Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Industry Payments to Physicians

Rishad Khan et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This economic evaluation examines whether pharmaceutical industry payments to gastroenterologists are associated with how often they prescribe the pharmaceuticals’ drugs for inflammatory bowel disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Khan reported research grants from AbbVie and Ferring Pharmaceuticals and research funding from Pendopharm. Dr Grover reported research grants and personal fees from AbbVie and Ferring Pharmaceuticals, personal fees from Takeda, grants from Janssen, and equity in Volo Healthcare. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Associations of Industry Payments With Prescriptions for Biologic Medications
Total payments received by each physician are plotted on the horizontal axis, while total cost associated with prescriptions written by each physician is plotted on the vertical axis. A, Association of industry payments with prescription numbers for 3737 physicians prescribing adalimumab. B, Association of industry payments with prescription numbers for 621 physicians prescribing certolizumab.
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