Drug programs can help offset prescription expenses
Last year, the Senate Committee on Aging released a report indicating many seniors over-spend on medications because they are unaware of programs that can help defray the costs. According to the report, seniors spend an average of $655 a year on prescription medications.
Many pharmaceutical companies provide free medications to seniors who have difficulty paying for the cost of their prescribed medications. Although participating companies may have differing critieria for seniors to be approved for free medications, all require the involvement of a physician. Most ask that seniors provide information about financial status.
Here’s a short list of common prescriptions and which company can be contacted about expense assistance:
Corgard and Capoten
Contact: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cardiovascular Access Program,
P.O. Box 9445, McLean, VA, 22102-9998.
800-736-0003.
Coumadin
Contact: Patient Assistance Program, DuPont Pharma,
P.O. Box 80723, Wilmington, DE, 19880-0723.
800-474-2762.
Feldene
Contact: Pfizer Indigent Patient Program,
P.O. Box 25457, Alexandria, VA, 22314-5457.
800-646-4455.
Halcion and Xanax
Contact: Patient Consumer Information, Upjohn Co.,
7000 Portage Rd., Kalamazoo, MI, 49002.
800-242-7014.
Klonopin and Bumex
Contact: Medical Communications Associate, Roche Laboratories,
340 Kingsland St., Nutley, NJ, 07110.
800-285-4484.
Prozac
Contact: Indigent Patient Program Adminstrator,
Eli Lilly and Co., Patient Assistance Program,
P.O. Box 9105, McLean, VA 22102-0105.
800-545-6962.
Tenex, Orudis, Inderal, Inderal LA
Contact: Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Indigent Patient Program,
Professional Services IPP, P.O. Box 8299, Philadelphia, PA, 19101.
800-568-9938.
Tenormin
Contact: Zeneca Pharmaceuticals Foundation
Patient Assistance Programs, P.O. Box 15197,
Wilmington, DE, 19850.
800-424-3727.
To receive a complete list of pharmaceutical companies that offer this service to seniors, contact The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, 1100 15th St., NW., Washington, DC 20005. Or, call 800-762-4636.
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