Medication Help for all ages....

9/17/03 I've edited original post and removed links that no longer work. Will periodically check website links. Please feel free to add to list -- have stickied thread. Karen


I have gathered up all these for a friend of mine on disability.

I thought I would share what I found with all of you. In hopes you will pass on the information, also.
Not sure if this is the right forum to post this.
These #'s and links are for all ages. Not just people on SSI.
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Millions of low-income seniors "and people with disabilities" don't qualify for prescription drug coverage under Medicare but can't afford the medicines they need. To help, Eli Lilly and Co. has launched a new patient assistance program called LillyAnswers. The LillyAnswers card allows eligible participants to pay a flat fee of $12 for a 30-day supply of any Lilly retail drug. Potential annual savings is $600 per medication under Lilly's $12 fee. More than five million Americans are eligible for the program. Enrollment is free and began for eligible seniors on Tuesday, with participat-
ing pharmacies accepting the card beginning on April 1. Enrollment applications are available by calling toll-free 1-877-RX-LILLY. For more information, visit http://www.lillyanswers.com/

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Also,
http://www.together-rx.com/

My doctor told me about this one.
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http://www.needymeds.com/
There is help available for the many millions of people who have no insurance and can't afford to purchase their medicines.

http://www.rxhope.com/

http://medhlp.netusa.net/index.htm

http://www.pfizerforliving.com/

http://www.phrma.org/pap/

Share Card
Call 800-717-6005
To see if you qualify for this with Pfizer

Orange Card
GlaxoSmithKline
888-Orange6

Care Card
Novartis
http://www.novartis.com/carecard
866-974-2273

Free Medication and 'script assitance
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There are some pharmaceutical companies that offer free medications to low-income families. They require a doctor's consent and proof of your financial status. Depending on what your insurance covers, you may be able to apply. A few companies even allow family incomes as high as $40,000 annually (offset by expenses, of course). Here is a list of psychotropic medications with corresponding companies that feature patient-assistance programs and their contact numbers.

Note: Some of these companies may prefer to speak directly with your doctor.


Brand Name
Pharmaceutical Company
Program Phone #


Asendin
Lederle Laboratories
703/706-5933

BuSpar
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
800/332-2056

Calan
Searle
800/542-2526

Clozaril
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
800/257-3273
Compazine
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
800/546-0420

Depakote
Abbott Laboratories
800/441-4987

Desyrel (150 & 300 mg pills only)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
800/332-2056

Effexor
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
703/706-5933

Elavil
Zeneca Pharmaceuticals
800/424-3727

Eskalith
Scios, Inc.
800/633-0711

Haldol, Haldol Decanoate
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
800/797-7737

Isoptin
Knoll Pharmaceutical Company
800/524-2474

Klonopin
Roche Laboratories, Inc.
800/285-4484

Lithobid
Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
800/788-9277

Loxitane
Lederle Laboratories
703/706-5933

Ludiomil
Ciba Pharmaceuticals
800/257-3273

Luvox
Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
800/788-9277

Navane
Pfizer Inc.
800/646-4455

Norpramin
Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.
800/221-4025

Parnate
Scios, Inc.
800/633-0711

Paxil
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
800/546-0420

Prolixin, Prolixin Decanoate
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
800/332-2056

Prozac
Eli Lilly and Company
800/545-6962

Remeron
Organon
800/241-8812

Risperdal
Janssen Pharmaceutical
800/544-2987

Serax
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
703/706-5933

Serentil
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
800/556-8317

Serzone
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
800/332-2056

Sinequan
Pfizer Inc.
800/646-4455

Stelazine
Scios, Inc.
800/633-0711

Surmontil
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
703/706-5933

Tegretol
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
800/257-3273

Thorazine
Scios, Inc.
800/633-0711

Trilafon
Schering Laboratories/Key Pharmaceuticals
800/656-9485

Valium
Roche Laboratories, Inc.
800/285-4484

Wellbutrin
Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
800/722-9294

Zoloft
Pfizer Inc.
800/646-4455

Zyprexa
Eli Lilly and Company
800/545-6962



Here are also some links to precription assitance programs


Prescription Assistance Progams - Internet Sites
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If you find that any of the URLs for the following programs are no longer functioning or accurate please let me know. Also if
you find the program is misrepresenting itself,please tell me so we can remove them from this site as a referral source.

Partnership for Prescription Assistance -added 9/19/205

http://www.needymeds.com
http://www.themedicineprogram.com
http://www.rxassist.org/default.cfm
http://www.qdrug.com
http://www.medicationfoundation.com
http://www.unitedmedhelp.com
http://www.freerxmed.com
http://www.destinationrx.com/prescriptions/
http://www.infodumo.com
http://www.affordablecare.org

http://www.canadameds.com
http://www.caremedicalmall.org/152.html
http://www.pharmacystore.com/index.asp
http://www.northamericanrx.com
http://www.thecanadiandrugstore.com





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Edited info: Free Respiratory medications

Medicare pays for respiratory medications delivered via nebulizer + cost of machine and nebulizer kits. RX required from PCP. Can be obtained from patients local area DME company that has a pharmacy or national chain Respiratory DME companies like Apria, Praxair etc. Karen


State by state pharmacy assistance programs:
http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourmon...tebystate.html