Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs
Most pharmaceutical companies offer financial assistance programs to persons with trouble affording diabetes prescriptions and supplies.
Each program has specific criteria that must be satisfied for an individual to be considered eligible for a financial assistance program.
Below is a list of databases with information about pharmaceutical assistance programs. We hope that this information is responsive to your needs and will be of assistance to you.
Rx Assist
RxAssist provides a comprehensive database of pharmaceutical assistance programs.
www.rxassist.org
Needy Meds
NeedyMeds.org has information on pharmaceutical and healthcare assistance programs.
www.needymeds.org
Diabetes-specific information:
www.needymeds.org/resourcepages/diabetes.htm
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need for free or nearly free.
www.pparx.org
Rx Hope
RxHope is a web-based resource that acts as a facilitator in helping people get their medications for free or for a small co-payment.
www.rxhope.com
1-877-267-0517
Benefits Check Up
BenefitsCheckUp is a service of the National Council on Aging that has information on benefits programs for seniors with limited income and resources. Seniors can search for programs that help them pay for prescription drugs as well as health care, rent, utilities and other needs.
www.benefitscheckup.org
Contact Information for Pharmaceutical Companies
Abbott Laboratories
AbbVie Patient Assistance Foundation
1-800-222-6885
www.abbviepaf.org
AstraZeneca
AZ & Me Prescription Savings Programs
P.O. Box 15197
Wilmington, DE 19850-5197
1-800-AZandMe (1-800-292-6363)
www.astrazeneca-us.com
Bayer Corporation
Precose (acarbose)
Bayer HealthCare Patient Assistance Program
P.O. Box 29061
Phoenix, AZ 85038-9209
1-866-575-5002
www.bayerpharma.com
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)
BD Insulin Syringe Assist Program
1 Becton Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
1-866-818-6906
www.bd.com
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 220769
Charlotte, NC 28222-0769
1-800-736-0003
www.bmspaf.org
Eli Lilly
Humulin (insulin)
Humalog (insulin)
Glucagon (emergency kit)
Lilly Cares
1-855-LLY-TRUE (1-855-559-8783)
www.lillytrueassist.com
GlaxoSmithKline
GSK for you
GSK Access
1-866-518-HELP
Bridges to Access
1-866-728-4368
www.gskforyou.com/
Medtronic Mini-Med
Insulin pumps
Pump supplies
Financial Assistance Program
1-800-MINI-MED (1-800-646-4633)
www.medtronicdiabetes.com/support/ordering/billing
Merck and Co., Inc.
The Merck Patient Assistance Program
One Merck Drive
P.O. Box 100
White House Station, NJ 08889-0100
1-800-727-5400
www.merck.com
Novartis
Novartis Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc.
1-800-277-2254
1-800-245-5356
www.patientassistancenow.com
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Prandin (repaglinide)
Novolin (insulin)
Novolog (insulin)
Cornerstones4Care Patient Assistance Program
Cornerstones4Care Patient Assistance Program
Novo Nordisk
P.O. Box 181640
Louisville, KY 40261
1-866-310-7549
www.cornerstones4care.com/ToolsResources/PatientAssistance.aspx
Pfizer
Glucotrol (glipizide)
Glucotrol XL (glipizide – extended release)
Connection to Care
Pfizer Friends
Pfizer Helpful Answers
1-800-707-8990
www.phahelps.com
Roche Laboratories Inc
Genentech (part of Roche group)
Genentech Access Solutions
1 DNA Way
Mail Stop #858a
South San Francisco, CA 94080-4990
1-866-4ACCESS (1-866-422-2377)
www.genentech-access.com
Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Patient Assistance Connection
P.O. Box 222138
Charlotte, NC 28222-2138
1-888-847-4877
www.sanofi.us
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America
Help at Hand
P.O. Box 5727
Louisville, KY 40255-0727
1-800-830-9159
www.takeda.us
Source: http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/health-insurance/prescription-assistance.html
