DRUG ASSISTANCE

Adria Patient Assistance Plan, Adria Laboratories, P.O. Box 16529, Columbus, OH 43216-6529 (614) 764-8000 Provides chemotherapy drugs to patients with financial need.

American Cancer Society, Provides free wigs, head coverings, financial referrals and resources to patients in need. 1-800-ACS-2345 or local chapter

Bristol-Meyers Indigent Patient Assistance Program, Bristol-Myers Oncology Division, 2404 West Pennsylvania St., Evansville, IN 47721 (812) 429-5000. Provides Cytoxan to patients with financial need.

ICI Pharmaceutical Novaldex (tamoxifen) Patient Assistance Program, Manager Professional Services, ICI Pharmaceuticals, Division of ICI Americas, Inc., Wilmington, DE 19897 1-800-456-5678. Provides tamoxifen to patients with financial need.

Medically Indigent Drug Assistance Information Booklet, American Cancer Society, lists companies and the drugs available as well as guidelines of their procedures for providing the drugs. Booklet available free to health care providers. Call American Cancer Society. 1-800-ACS-2345 or local chapter

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturing Association Directory
, provides financial assistance for medicines 1-800-PMA-INFO

Searle Pharmaceutical Company, provides certain medicines to enrolled physicians. Any physician can enroll. Physician is provided coupons to be redeemed for medicines by qualified patients. 1-800-542-2526

Champus at Oncolink coverage for BMT and other general financial issues available through computer with modem at http://www.oncolink.com

Genentech - Patient Assistance Program financial help for cancer patients. Available through computer with modem at http://www.genentech.com

Needymeds a website run by volunteers including an M.D. and a social worker offering information regarding financial assistance for pharmaceuticals. Information includes a listing by drug name as well as pharmaceutical company name. Available through computer with modem at http://www.needymeds.com

The Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Web site:
http://www.pparx.com
Phone: 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669)

The Partnership for Prescription Assistance program is a group of drug companies, doctors, health care providers, and organizations helping patients without prescription coverage find drug assistance programs that are right for them. The Web site offers access to more than 475 public and private drug and nutritional supplement assistance programs, including more than 150 programs offered by drug companies.

To find programs right for you, fill out the confidential online form, which will include questions about the drugs you take, your age, annual income, and insurance coverage. After your answers are quickly compared to the requirements for the different programs, you will be able to see a list of programs that might be helpful to you. From here, you can download each program’s application and instructions for applying.

Your doctor or nurse can also use the Web site to find programs for you and then complete the necessary application forms for you and send them by email or fax.

NATIONAL

http://www.copays.org/

Patient Advocate Foundation's Co-Pay Relief (CPR) Program provides direct co-payment assistance for pharmaceutical products to insured Americans who financially and medically qualify. We are pleased to announce that beginning on January 1, 2006 CPR will begin welcoming new Medicare Part D beneficiaries who require assistance with their pharmaceutical co-payments. The Program offers personal service to all patients through the use of CPR call counselors; personally guiding patients through the simple enrollment process.

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