Patient Assistance

Many thanks to my friend, Suzanne Brawley, for her in-depth research on the information listed below, and for granting permission to post it on this website. NyteDancer aka Noni aka Lin ;o)

Patient Assistance Help Programs

As a patient myself who has struggled for years on only Medicare and my Social Security to afford the medical treatment and prescriptions to make my life better and easier, I simply have to share what information I can with physicians and health care workers. Perhaps the next patient they come in contact with will not have to do without, or stress their family with prescription drug costs.

Below are some of the proven areas I have used myself. Some are better plans than others, allowing a three-month prescription to be sent, thus lessening the constant need for physicians and patients having to complete and send paperwork in every month. Some will require closer monitoring, but it is worth it to the patient, of that I can guarantee you.

Ideally it would be fantastic if a patient representative or contact could be provided for each Physician's office to handle this information. It would change the life of so many people across the U.S. However, I know that you all suffer with costs and overhead as much as we patients without coverage do.

Please share this with your patients, and your fellow Health Care Providers.

Thank you,

Suzanne M. Brawley

Suzywoo2@aol.com

Suzanne.brawley@verizon.net

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• NEEDYMEDS.COM

List of 213 current (as of 6/2003) Drug Companies with Patient Assistance

Drug Programs. This Website has hyperlinks for the phone numbers and

information on all the company's listed.

http://www.needymeds.com/companies.html

• GLAXO SMITH KLINE - BRIDGES TO ACCESS (Non-Oncology Patients)

BridgestoAccess.gsk.com

1-866-PATIENT (1-866-728-4368)

• GLAXO SMITH KLINE - COMMITMENT TO ACCESS (Oncology Patients)

CommitmenttoAccess.gsk.com

1-8ONCOLOGY1 (1-866-265-6491)

• PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS

Several plans are currently available through this company according to

income levels as well as the type of Health Care facility. See the Website for

full information for your facility.

http://www.pfizer.com/subsites/philanthropy/access/index.html

Pfizer Share Card - $15 Prescriptions: For enrollment kit, patients can call

1-800-717-6005

AIDS Medications: Patient Assistance Program works with individual physicians on a case-by-case basis to provide Diflucan and Zithromax to needy patients living with AIDS. Call: 800-869-9979

Other specific medications and appropriate phone numbers listed at:

http://www.pfizer.com/subsites/philanthropy/access/other.patients.index.html

• HELPING PATIENTS.ORG

New web resource that allows patients access to currently 48 member

companies. Contains printable forms in many cases, as well as toll free

numbers for programs. A directory of drug companies and their programs

may be requested by calling 1-800-762-4636.

http://www.helpingpatients.org/

• RX ASSIST.ORG

Helps find State Assistance programs as well as locate companies by

Company, Brand name, Generic name or Drug class.

http://www.rxassist.org/