This supplement to The American Journal of Managed Care provides information on overactive bladder (OAB).
OAB is a common chronic urological condition affecting over 33 million men and women in the United States. Recent studies show that OAB can impair work productivity, and the total economic impact is estimated to be more than $25 billion annually.
Participating Faculty
Tamara Bavendam, MD
Senior Medical Director
Pfizer Inc
New York, New York
Sandra J. Berriman, PhD
Medical Director
Pfizer Inc
New York, New York
Marina Brodsky, PhD
Medicines Team Leader
Pfizer Inc
New York, New York
Linda Brubaker, MD
Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Urology
Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Urology
Loyola University
Chicago, Illinois
J. Quentin Clemens, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor
Department of Urology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Karin S. Coyne, PhD, MPH
Senior Research Leader
Center for Health Outcomes Research
United BioSource Corporation
Bethesda, Maryland
Pamela Ellsworth, MD
Associate Professor of Urology
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Erica L. Goldberg
Senior Consultant
IMS Health, Inc.
Falls Church, Virginia
Debra E. Irwin, MSPH, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Zoe S. Kopp, PhD, MPH
Senior Director, Outcomes Research
Pfizer Inc
New York, New York
Diane McNally, BSPharm, MS
Research Manager
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
School of Pharmacy
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
C. Daniel Mullins, PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
School of Pharmacy
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Ebere Onukwugha, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
School of Pharmacy
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Elise M. Pelletier, MS
Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research
IMS Health, Inc.
Watertown, Massachusetts
Vernon F. Schabert, PhD
Senior Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research
IMS Health, Inc.
Falls Church, Virginia
Chris C. Sexton, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Center for Health Outcomes Research
United BioSource Corporation
Bethesda, Maryland
Jeffrey N. Trocio, MPH
Manager, Global Outcomes Research
Pfizer Inc.
New York, New York
Vasudha Vats, MPH
Manager, Global Outcomes Research
Pfizer Inc
New York, New York
Todd H. Wagner, PhD
Health Economist
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health Economics Resource Center
Menlo Park, California
Ilene H. Zuckerman, PharmD, PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
School of Pharmacy
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Faculty Disclosures
Tamara Bavendam, MD
Employee: Pfizer Inc
Sandra J. Berriman, PhD
Employee: Pfizer Inc
Marina Brodsky, PhD
Employee: Pfizer Inc
Linda Brubaker, MD
Consultant: Pfizer IncResearch Grant: Allergan, Pfizer Inc
J. Quentin Clemens, MD, MSCI
Lecturer: Pfizer Inc
Karin S. Coyne, PhD, MPH
Consultant: Pfizer Inc
Pamela Ellsworth, MD
Consultant: Allergan, Novartis, Pfizer IncHonoraria: Allergan, NovartisLecturer: Allergan, Novartis
Erica L. Goldberg
Research Grant: Pfizer Inc
Debra E. Irwin, MSPH, PhD
Consultant: Pfizer Inc
Zoe S. Kopp, PhD, MPH
Employee: Pfizer Inc
C. Daniel Mullins, PhD
Consultant: Novartis, Pfizer IncGrants: Pfizer IncHonoraria: Pfizer Inc
Ebere Onukwugha, PhD
Consultant: Pfizer IncGrants: Pfizer Inc
Elise M. Pelletier, MS
Consultant: Pfizer Inc
Vernon F. Schabert, PhD
Research Grant: Pfizer Inc
Chris C. Sexton, PhD
Consultant: Pfizer Inc
Jeffrey N. Trocio, MPH
Employee: Pfizer Inc
Vasudha Vats, MPH
Employee: Pfizer Inc
Diane McNally, BSPharm, MS, Todd H. Wagner, PhD
Ilene H. Zuckerman, PharmD, PhD
, and , have no conflicts to disclose.
The contents of this supplement may include information regarding the use of products that may be inconsistent with or outside the approved labeling for these products in the United States. Physicians should note that the use of these products outside current approved labeling is considered experimental and are advised to consult prescribing information for these products.
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