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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for prescribing vs. not prescribing a drug based on receiving any payment vs. no payment from the manufacturer making the druga

From: Association between industry payments and prescribing costly medications: an observational study using open payments and medicare part D data

Drug

Manufacturer

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

Lovastatin ER

Actavis (Andrx)

2.59

0.93–7.18

Almotriptan

Janssen

1.40

0.75–2.61

Amlodipine+olmesartan

Daiichi-Sankyo

2.40

2.29–2.52

Ibuprofen+famotidine

Horizon

8.06

5.42–12.00

Saxagliptin+metformin

AstraZeneca

2.21

2.10–2.34

Naproxen+esomeprazole

Horizon

5.96

5.08–7.00

  1. aadjusted for gender, specialty, region, therapeutic category and overall prescribing volume
  2. p-value <0.05 are presented in boldface