Guest guest Posted March 13, 2002 Report Share Posted March 13, 2002 Thought this may be helpful to some of us. jang Lilly Offers $12 Prescription Card March 5, 2002 WASHINGTON (AP) - Low-income seniors with no drug insurance will be able to get a month's supply of prescriptions like the depression-treating Prozac and the osteoporosis-fighting Evista for $12 each. The new drug assistance plan from Eli Lilly and Co. is the pharmaceutical industry's latest effort to help needy older Americans while the federal government debates broader coverage. In January, Pfizer Inc. announced a similar program offering a month's supply of one of its prescriptions for $15. Lilly's program, called LillyAnswers, began Tuesday. It is open to seniors with no prescription drug coverage and annual incomes below $18,000, or under $24,000 for couples - same as for Pfizer's plan. Seniors can apply for a card by calling 1-877-RX-LILLY. The application process takes two to four weeks, and eligibility will be verified through copies of the applicant's most recent tax return and Medicare card. Participating pharmacies will begin accepting the card April 1. Once a Medicare beneficiary receives the card, it is valid for one year. After a year, participants must reapply. " Families, caregivers, communities and companies such as ours all recognize many seniors need extra assistance at this time, " said Sidney Taurel, president and chief executive officer of the Indianapolis-based Lilly. " We hope and expect that Congress will enact federal legislation that provides broad prescription drug coverage to all seniors. In the meantime, we decided to act now in order to provide this assistance to individuals in need. " Eligible participants can save an average of nearly $52 on a 30-day prescription or $600 in a year for one medication, the company said. For instance, Evista, a drug for osteoporosis, has a retail price of about $782.74 a year, according to company figures. Participants in the program will pay only $144 in a year. Similarly, a year's worth of Prozac would retail about $1,000.29. At $144 a year, program participants would save $856.29. " Lilly has taken an important step in helping the neediest of seniors gain access to critical prescription drugs, " Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy said. " This innovative approach demonstrates the private sector's willingness to address this important issue between now and the time we implement Medicare reform. " Congress is weighing how best to provide a prescription drug benefit to seniors. Democrats have said they want to make the benefit universal for all 40 million Medicare recipients. President Bush and other Republicans have called for first providing benefits to the most needy. On Monday, Rep. Bill , R-Calif., the House Ways and Means Committee chairman charged with crafting such a plan, said House Republicans will propose a plan close to 60 percent more than the amount being sought by the president. Bush included $190 billion, to be spent over 10 years, for a prescription drug benefit in his budget proposal. But Congress in its last budget earmarked $300 billion. This year's number will be slightly higher than last year's, said. Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2002 Report Share Posted March 13, 2002 Jang, I called the number for my parents and they are mailing me the application. Let's hope that the application is user friendly and that we don;t have to jump thru hoops for this. My dad takes almost 30 pills a day and his monthly pharmacy bill is out of control. Can't wait to get the packet and see what happens. In additon, I bought them a Triple AAA menebership for 36 dollars each. It offers a 10-30% discount on certian meds. Every little bit helps and you don;t have to be a senior for the triple AAA discount, but you can not have other insurance and it applies only to certian meds. Lily drug assistance > Thought this may be helpful to some of us. > jang > > > Lilly Offers $12 Prescription Card March 5, 2002 > WASHINGTON (AP) - Low-income seniors with no drug insurance will be > able to get a month's supply of prescriptions like the > depression-treating Prozac and the osteoporosis-fighting Evista for > $12 each. > > The new drug assistance plan from Eli Lilly and Co. is the > pharmaceutical industry's latest effort to help needy older Americans > while the federal government debates broader coverage. In January, > Pfizer Inc. announced a similar program offering a month's supply of > one of its prescriptions for $15. > > Lilly's program, called LillyAnswers, began Tuesday. It is open to > seniors with no prescription drug coverage and annual incomes below > $18,000, or under $24,000 for couples - same as for Pfizer's plan. > > Seniors can apply for a card by calling 1-877-RX-LILLY. The > application process takes two to four weeks, and eligibility will be > verified through copies of the applicant's most recent tax return and > Medicare card. Participating pharmacies will begin accepting the card > April 1. > > Once a Medicare beneficiary receives the card, it is valid for one > year. After a year, participants must reapply. > > " Families, caregivers, communities and companies such as ours all > recognize many seniors need extra assistance at this time, " said > Sidney Taurel, president and chief executive officer of the > Indianapolis-based Lilly. " We hope and expect that Congress will enact > federal legislation that provides broad prescription drug coverage to > all seniors. In the meantime, we decided to act now in order to > provide this assistance to individuals in need. " > > Eligible participants can save an average of nearly $52 on a 30-day > prescription or $600 in a year for one medication, the company said. > > For instance, Evista, a drug for osteoporosis, has a retail price of > about $782.74 a year, according to company figures. Participants in > the program will pay only $144 in a year. Similarly, a year's worth of > Prozac would retail about $1,000.29. At $144 a year, program > participants would save $856.29. > > " Lilly has taken an important step in helping the neediest of seniors > gain access to critical prescription drugs, " Health and Human Services > Secretary Tommy said. " This innovative approach demonstrates > the private sector's willingness to address this important issue > between now and the time we implement Medicare reform. " > > Congress is weighing how best to provide a prescription drug benefit > to seniors. Democrats have said they want to make the benefit > universal for all 40 million Medicare recipients. President Bush and > other Republicans have called for first providing benefits to the most > needy. > > On Monday, Rep. Bill , R-Calif., the House Ways and Means > Committee chairman charged with crafting such a plan, said House > Republicans will propose a plan close to 60 percent more than the > amount being sought by the president. > > Bush included $190 billion, to be spent over 10 years, for a > prescription drug benefit in his budget proposal. But Congress in its > last budget earmarked $300 billion. This year's number will be > slightly higher than last year's, said. > > Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. > > > > > > > > PANCREATITIS Association, Intl. > Online e-mail group > > To reply to this message hit " reply " or send an e-mail to: Pancreatitis (AT) Yahoo > > To subscribe to this e-mail group, simply send an e-mail to: Pancreatitis-subscribe (AT) Yahoo > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2002 Report Share Posted March 13, 2002 State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs offer financial assistance to people within a particular state who are ill pay, to help them pay for medications. You (as the patient) are able to apply for these programs yourself. However, amounts and eligibility are different for each program. Also, please note: Each of these state programs listed below are only for the residents of that state. Connecticut - CONN PACE Program P.O. Box 5011 Hartford, CT 06102 , Delaware - Nemours Health Clinic Program 1801 Rockland Road Wilmington, DE 19803 , Illinois Pharmaceutical Assistance Program P.O. Box 19021 Springfield, IL 62794 , land Pharmacy Assistance Program P.O. Box 386 Baltimore, MD 21203 , Michigan Emergency Pharmaceutical Program for Seniors (MEPPS) P.O. Box 30676 Lansing, MI 48909-8176 http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/mass/masshome.html New Jersey PAAD Program Pharmacy Assistance to the Aged and Disabled P.O. Box 715 Trenton, NJ 08625 , New York State Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) P.O. Box 15018 Albany, NY 12212-5018 , http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/epic/faq.htm Pennsylvania PACE Program (Pharm. Assist. Contract for the Elderly) Pharmacy Assistance Contract for the Elderly http://www.aging.state.pa.us Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Elderly (RIPAE) Department of Elderly Affairs 160 Pine Street Providence, RI 02903 , State of Maine Bureau of Taxation - Elderly Low Cost Drug Program State House Station 24 Augusta, ME 04332 , , TDD Vermont - VSCRIPT State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program for Elderly & Disabled 103 S. Main Street Waterbury, VT 05671 Mark E. Armstrong www.top5plus5.com Oregon State Chapter Rep Pancreatitis Association, International drug assistance > > > > Thought this may be helpful to some of us. > > jang > > > > > > Lilly Offers $12 Prescription Card March 5, 2002 > > WASHINGTON (AP) - Low-income seniors with no drug insurance will be > > able to get a month's supply of prescriptions like the > > depression-treating Prozac and the osteoporosis-fighting Evista for > > $12 each. > > > > The new drug assistance plan from Eli Lilly and Co. is the > > pharmaceutical industry's latest effort to help needy older Americans > > while the federal government debates broader coverage. In January, > > Pfizer Inc. announced a similar program offering a month's supply of > > one of its prescriptions for $15. > > > > Lilly's program, called LillyAnswers, began Tuesday. It is open to > > seniors with no prescription drug coverage and annual incomes below > > $18,000, or under $24,000 for couples - same as for Pfizer's plan. > > > > Seniors can apply for a card by calling 1-877-RX-LILLY. The > > application process takes two to four weeks, and eligibility will be > > verified through copies of the applicant's most recent tax return and > > Medicare card. Participating pharmacies will begin accepting the card > > April 1. > > > > Once a Medicare beneficiary receives the card, it is valid for one > > year. After a year, participants must reapply. > > > > " Families, caregivers, communities and companies such as ours all > > recognize many seniors need extra assistance at this time, " said > > Sidney Taurel, president and chief executive officer of the > > Indianapolis-based Lilly. " We hope and expect that Congress will enact > > federal legislation that provides broad prescription drug coverage to > > all seniors. In the meantime, we decided to act now in order to > > provide this assistance to individuals in need. " > > > > Eligible participants can save an average of nearly $52 on a 30-day > > prescription or $600 in a year for one medication, the company said. > > > > For instance, Evista, a drug for osteoporosis, has a retail price of > > about $782.74 a year, according to company figures. Participants in > > the program will pay only $144 in a year. Similarly, a year's worth of > > Prozac would retail about $1,000.29. At $144 a year, program > > participants would save $856.29. > > > > " Lilly has taken an important step in helping the neediest of seniors > > gain access to critical prescription drugs, " Health and Human Services > > Secretary Tommy said. " This innovative approach demonstrates > > the private sector's willingness to address this important issue > > between now and the time we implement Medicare reform. " > > > > Congress is weighing how best to provide a prescription drug benefit > > to seniors. Democrats have said they want to make the benefit > > universal for all 40 million Medicare recipients. President Bush and > > other Republicans have called for first providing benefits to the most > > needy. > > > > On Monday, Rep. Bill , R-Calif., the House Ways and Means > > Committee chairman charged with crafting such a plan, said House > > Republicans will propose a plan close to 60 percent more than the > > amount being sought by the president. > > > > Bush included $190 billion, to be spent over 10 years, for a > > prescription drug benefit in his budget proposal. But Congress in its > > last budget earmarked $300 billion. This year's number will be > > slightly higher than last year's, said. > > > > Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > PANCREATITIS Association, Intl. > > Online e-mail group > > > > To reply to this message hit " reply " or send an e-mail to: > Pancreatitis (AT) Yahoo > > > > To subscribe to this e-mail group, simply send an e-mail to: > Pancreatitis-subscribe (AT) Yahoo > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2002 Report Share Posted March 13, 2002 Medication Manufacturers' Indigent Drug Programs Most people don't realize that pharmaceutical companies produce a great deal of written information about disease and treatment. They are required by law to provide detailed descriptions about the drugs that they manufacture, but most also produce more general information for the public about the diseases that their drugs treat, also. In addition to this free material, almost all pharmaceutical companies also have an " Indigent Drug Program " , which provides medications to people who cannot afford them. Your physician must apply to these programs on your behalf, but you can call and obtain the applications and information yourself. Amounts and eligibility will vary greatly from program to program. A directory of companies that offer drug programs is available by calling 1-. Below is a list of companies that have indigent drug programs: 3M Pharmaceuticals Products include: Most drug products sold by 3M Allergan, Inc. 2525 Dupont Drive Irvine, CA 92713 ext. 6421 Products include: Alphagan, Betagen, Epifrin Products include: Botox Alza Pharmaceuticals Products include: Ditrpan XL, Ehtyol injection, Progesatser, Testoderm, Urispas Amgen Products include: Epogen (only for patients on dialysis), Neupogen Anesta Products include: Actiq Astra USA, Inc. (800) 488-FAIR (488-3247) Products include: Foscavir injection Baxter Healthcare Corporation Products include: A Patient Assistance Program is being developed for Gammagard S/D and should be ready in about 3-4 months. Bayer Corporation Products include: Adalat, Adalat CC, Anaguard, Anakit, Biltricide, Chlo-amine, Cipro Cipro IV, Cortdome Suppositories, Domepaste Bandages, DTIC Dome, Mezlan, Mithracin MRV, Nimotop, Precose, Stilphostrol, Tridesilon, Zenomil Maintenance, Baycol Berlex Laboratories Products include: Betapace, Betaseron for SC Injection, Quadramat, Quinaglute Dura-Tabs Products include: Fludara Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Products include: All products covered except controlled substances Boots Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Boots Cares Program 300 Tri-State International Center Suite 200 Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4415 Attn: Sandy Bauco Products include: Synthroid tablets Bristol-Myers Squibb Products include: Bicnu (BCNU), Blenoxane, Ceenu (CNU), Cytoxan, Hydrea, Ifex/Mesna, Lysodren, Megace, Mutamycin, Paraplatin, Platinol, Rubex, Taxol, Vepesid, Verit, Videx Ciba-Geigy Corporation , (800) CHIRON-8 (245-7668) Products include: Aredia, Cytadren, Actigall, Anafranil, Anturane, Apresazide, Apresoline, Brethaire, Brethine, Cataflam, Desferal, Esidrix, Esimil, Estraderm, Habitrol, Ismelin, Lamprene, Lioresal, Lopressor, Lopressor/HCT Lotensin, Lotensin/HCT, Ludiomil, PBZ, Regitine, Rimactane, Ser-Ap-Es, Slow-K, Tegretol, TEN-K, Tofranil, Tofranil-PM, Transderm-Scop, Transdermal-Nitro, Voltaren Connaught Laboratories, Inc. Products include: TheraCys BCG live intravesical ConvaTec Professional Services - A Bristol-Myers Squibb Company P.O. Box 5254 Princeton, NJ 08543-5254 Convatec is a manufacturer of ostomy, wound care and incontinence products. DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company Products include: All non-controlled prescription products Eli Lilly and Company Products include: Most Lilly products and insulins except controlled substances Fisons Pharmaceuticals Gastrocon Patient Assistance Program P.O. Box 1766 Rochester, NY 14603-1766 Products include: Gastrocrom capsules Gastron Patient Assistance Program 775 Jefferson Road P.O. Box 1766 Rochester, NY 14603 Products include: Gastrocrom oral concentrate Genentech, Inc. Products include: Actimmune, Activase, Protropin, Nutrpoin Glaxo Wellcome Customer Service: Patient Assistance: Reimbursement Line: , Products include: Aleran, Blenoxane, Leukeran, Myleran, Navelbine, Purinethol, Zofran, Zovirax, and all other Glaxo Wellcome products Hoechst-n-Roussel, Inc. Customer Information Line: Products include: Carafate, Diabeta, Lasix, Trental, and other prescription products (except Rifadin, Rifamate, Rifater, Tenuate) Immunex , Products include: Leukine, Novantrone, Thioplex, and all other currently marketed Immunex prescription products Janssen Products include: Duragesic, Ergamisol, Hismanal, Imodium, Nizoral tablets, Propulsid, Sporanox capsules, Vermox Knoll Pharmaceutical Company Products include: Isoptin, Rythmol, Santyl, Synthroid, Tarka, and Mavik Liposome Company, Inc. Financial Assistance Program: Reimbursememt: Executive Offices: Products include: Abelcet McNeil Pharmaceutical Products include: Prescription products prescribed according to approved labeled indications and dosage regimens Merck Human Health Division (800) NSC-MERCK (672-6372) Products include: Many Merck products Miles Inc. Pharmaceutical Division Products include: All Miles, Inc. prescription medications used as recommended in prescribing information Nabi (formerly known as Univax) Products include: WinRho SDF Novartis Patient Support Program: Products include: Clorazil Patient Assistance Program: Products Include: Aredia, Actigall, Desferal, Diovan, Dynacirc, Dynacirc CR, Estraderm, Femara, Lamisil, Lamprene, Lescol, Lotensin, Lotensin HCT, Lotrel, Metopirone, Micalcin, Migranal, Vivelle, Voltaren XR 100mg Ortho Biotech Products include: Leustatin, Procrit Parke- Products include: Most Parke- medications, including Accupril, Cilatin, Cognex, Lipitor, Loestrin, Neurotin, Rezulin, Zarontin Pfizer, Inc. Products include: Diflucan, and all other Pfizer products Pharmacia & Upjohn Products include: Adriamycin, Adrucil, Azulfidine, Dipentum, EMCYT, Fragmin, Idamycin, Meosar, Mycotubin, Vincasar, Zinecard Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers' of America (PhRMA) http://www.phrma.org Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Products include: Actonel, Alora, Ascol, Dantrium capsules, Didronel, Helidac, Macrobid, Macrodantin Purdue Frederick ext. 4111 (Physicians Only) Products include: MS Contin, MSIR, Oxy Contin, OXYIR, OXYFAST Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc. Products include: All products are eligible, with some limitations on supply Roche Laboratories OncoLine/HelpLine: Products include: FUDR, Roferon-A, Vesanoid, Xeloda Products include: All Roche products except for Versed, Lariam, Toradol, and Romazicon Roxane Patient Assistance: Customer Service: Medical Information: Products include: Marinol, Oramorph, Roxanol, Roxicodane, Viramune Sandoz , The second number is to NORD, Inc., the parent company of Sandoz. Products include: Clorazil, DynaCirc, Eldepryl, Lescol, Sandimmune, Sandoglobulin, Sandostatin Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (choose option 2 twice) Products include: Aralen, Danocrine, Drisdol, Hytakerol, Mytelase, NegGram, pHisoHex, Primaquine, Skelid Products include: Photofrin Schering Plough Oncology Products include: Eulexin, Farestron, Intron-A, Rebetron Searle (Physicians Only) Products include: Aldactazide, Aldactone, Arthrotec, Calan, Calan SR, Celebrex, Cytotec, Kerlone, Norpace, Norpace CR Sequus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Corporate) Products include: Amphotec, Doxil Serono Laboratories, Inc. Products include: Metrodin (FSH) Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NORD Matulane Patient Assistance Program Contact: Michele McCourt Products include: Matulane kline Beecham Pharmaceuticals Access to Care Program 1 lin Plaza FP 1320 P.O. Box 7929 Philadelphia, PA 19101-7929 Products include: Amoxil, Augmentin, Bactroban, Compazine, Dyazide, Famvir, Kytril, Relafen, Riduara, Tagamet, and most other kline Beecham prescription products Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. c/o Phoenix Marketing 1 Phoenix Drive Lincoln Park, NJ 07035 Attn: Patient Assistance Program Products include: Most Solvay products Tap Pharmaceuticals Products include: Lupron Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Norplant Supply and Removal Program: Products include: Norplant Indigent Patient Program: E. Professional Services IPP 555 East Lancaster Avenue St. s, PA 19087 Products include: Various products (not including II, III, or IV products) Zeneca Pharmaceuticals Foundation Products include: Arimidex, Casodex, Nolvadex, Zoladex Mark E. Armstrong www.top5plus5.com Oregon State Chapter Rep Pancreatitis Association, International drug assistance > > > > Thought this may be helpful to some of us. > > jang > > > > > > Lilly Offers $12 Prescription Card March 5, 2002 > > WASHINGTON (AP) - Low-income seniors with no drug insurance will be > > able to get a month's supply of prescriptions like the > > depression-treating Prozac and the osteoporosis-fighting Evista for > > $12 each. > > > > The new drug assistance plan from Eli Lilly and Co. is the > > pharmaceutical industry's latest effort to help needy older Americans > > while the federal government debates broader coverage. In January, > > Pfizer Inc. announced a similar program offering a month's supply of > > one of its prescriptions for $15. > > > > Lilly's program, called LillyAnswers, began Tuesday. It is open to > > seniors with no prescription drug coverage and annual incomes below > > $18,000, or under $24,000 for couples - same as for Pfizer's plan. > > > > Seniors can apply for a card by calling 1-877-RX-LILLY. The > > application process takes two to four weeks, and eligibility will be > > verified through copies of the applicant's most recent tax return and > > Medicare card. Participating pharmacies will begin accepting the card > > April 1. > > > > Once a Medicare beneficiary receives the card, it is valid for one > > year. After a year, participants must reapply. > > > > " Families, caregivers, communities and companies such as ours all > > recognize many seniors need extra assistance at this time, " said > > Sidney Taurel, president and chief executive officer of the > > Indianapolis-based Lilly. " We hope and expect that Congress will enact > > federal legislation that provides broad prescription drug coverage to > > all seniors. In the meantime, we decided to act now in order to > > provide this assistance to individuals in need. " > > > > Eligible participants can save an average of nearly $52 on a 30-day > > prescription or $600 in a year for one medication, the company said. > > > > For instance, Evista, a drug for osteoporosis, has a retail price of > > about $782.74 a year, according to company figures. Participants in > > the program will pay only $144 in a year. Similarly, a year's worth of > > Prozac would retail about $1,000.29. At $144 a year, program > > participants would save $856.29. > > > > " Lilly has taken an important step in helping the neediest of seniors > > gain access to critical prescription drugs, " Health and Human Services > > Secretary Tommy said. " This innovative approach demonstrates > > the private sector's willingness to address this important issue > > between now and the time we implement Medicare reform. " > > > > Congress is weighing how best to provide a prescription drug benefit > > to seniors. Democrats have said they want to make the benefit > > universal for all 40 million Medicare recipients. President Bush and > > other Republicans have called for first providing benefits to the most > > needy. > > > > On Monday, Rep. Bill , R-Calif., the House Ways and Means > > Committee chairman charged with crafting such a plan, said House > > Republicans will propose a plan close to 60 percent more than the > > amount being sought by the president. > > > > Bush included $190 billion, to be spent over 10 years, for a > > prescription drug benefit in his budget proposal. But Congress in its > > last budget earmarked $300 billion. This year's number will be > > slightly higher than last year's, said. > > > > Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > PANCREATITIS Association, Intl. > > Online e-mail group > > > > To reply to this message hit " reply " or send an e-mail to: > Pancreatitis (AT) Yahoo > > > > To subscribe to this e-mail group, simply send an e-mail to: > Pancreatitis-subscribe (AT) Yahoo > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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