Medication Assistance

AARP’s list of links to State-by-state, Plan-by-plan, pharmacy assistance programs

Family Village Pharmaceutical and Drug Assistance Programs

Free Medication Programs for Low-Income Pain Patients

• Percocet: Patient Assistance program, 800-474-2762

• Percodan & Percocet by Dupont, 800-474-2762

• Morphine Sulfate by Astra USA, 800-262-0460

• MS Contin Purdue Frederick Co., 800-633-4741

• Tylox by Ortho-McNeil Pharma., 800-797-7737

• Roxane Laboratories Inc. Free, 800-274-8651

• 3M Pharmaceuticals, 800-328-0255

• Allergan, Inc., Allergan Patient Assistance Program, c/o Judy McGee, Physician Services, Representative, 2525 Dupont Drive, Irvine, CA 92713

• Alza Pharmaceuticals, (415) 962-4243

• Amgen, (800) 272-9376

• Astra USA, Inc., (800) 488-FAIR (488-3247)

• Baxter Healthcare Corporation, (800) 423-2090
  Products include:

• Bayer Corporation, (800) 998-9180

• Berlex Laboratories, (800) 473-5832, (800) 888-4112

• Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (800) 556-8317

• Boots Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boots Cares Program, 300 Tri-State International Center, Suite 200, Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4415, Attn: Sandy Bauco

• Bristol Myers Oncology, (800) 272-4878

• Ciba-Geigy Corporation, (800) 257-3273, (800) CHIRON-8 (245-7668)

• Connaught Laboratories, Inc., (717) 839-4617

• Convatec - A Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 200 Headquarters Park Drive, Skillman, NJ 08558 P.O. Box 5254 Princeton, NJ 08543-5254, (800) 422-8811, (908) 281-2815

• DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company

• Eli Lilly and Company, (800) 545-6962

• Fisons Pharmaceuticals, Gastrocon Patient Assistance Program, P.O. Box 1766, Rochester, NY 14603-1766

• Fujisawa, (800) 477-6472

• Prograf, (708) 317-8636

• Genentech, Inc., (800) 879-4747

• Glaxo Wellcome, (800) 745-2967, Customer Service (800)334-0032, Patient Assistance (800) 722-9294, Reimbursement Line (800) 423-6869

• Hoechst-Marion-Roussel, Inc., (800) 362-7466, Customer Information Line (800) 552-3656

• Immunex (800) 466-8639, (206) 587-0430

• Janssen (800) 544-2987

• Knoll Pharmaceutical Company (800) 524-2474

• Lederle Oncology (800) LED-CARE (533-2273)

• Liposome Company, Inc, Financial Assistance Program: (800) 335-5476, Reimbursememt: (800) 345-2252, Executive Offices: (609) 452-7060

• McNeil Pharmaceutical (800) 682-6532

• Merck Human Health Division (800) NSC-MERCK (672-6372)

• Miles Inc. Pharmaceutical Division (800) 998-9180

• Nabi (formerly known as Univax) (800) 789-2099

• Ortho Biotech (800) 553-3851

• Parke-Davis (800) 755-0120

• Pfizer, Inc. (800) 646-4455

• Pharmacia & Upjohn (800) 366-5570

• Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (800) 448-4878

• Purdue Frederick (203) 853-0123, ext. 4800

• Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc. (610) 454-8298

• Roche Laboratories (800) 443-6676, (800) 285-4484

• Roxane (800) 274-8651, Customer Service (800) 348-0120, Medical Information (800) 327-4865

• Sandoz (800) 447-6673, (203) 746-8958

• Sanofi Winthrop Pharmaceuticals (800) 446-6267

• Schering Oncology (800) 521-7157

• Searle (800) 542-2526

• Sequus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (800) 375-1658, (415) 323-9011

• Serono Laboratories, Inc. (617) 982-9000

• Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Access to Care Program, 1 Franklin Plaza FP 1320, P.O. Box 7929, Philadelphia, PA 19101-7929, (800) 546-0420

• Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 901 Sawyer Road, Marietta, GA 30062, Attn: Patient Assistance Program, (800) 788-9277, (770) 578-551

• Syntex Laboratories, Inc. (800) 822-8255, (202) 508-6568

• Tap (800) 453-8438

• Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories (703) 706-5933

• Zeneca (800) 424-372; (800) 767-4424

Needy Meds.com - This site is designed to provide information about patient assistance programs which provide no cost prescription medications to eligible participant: Needy Meds: www.needymeds.com 215.625.9609 - Needy Meds provides information about patient assistance programs and other programs designed to help those who can't afford their medicines. Please note that this is not a program – it is only an information source. If a particular drug has been prescribed for you, it may be worth checking the pharmaceutical company that produces that drug regarding their patient assistance program.

Partnership for Prescription Assistance

Patient Assistance & Medication Rebate Programs (Canada)

Possible Sources for Coverage of Prescriptions

Resources for Finding Affordable Insurance and Medications

The Free Med Connection (Canada)

UnitedMedHelp - UnitedMedHelp exists to help people in the United States apply for or enroll in patient assistance programs. We require the cooperation of the applicant's physician.

When You Can't Afford Drugs

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