Financial Assistance for Medications

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Financial Assistance for Medications

Many drug manufacturers offer patient assistance programs which can greatly decrease or entirely eliminate the costs of many medications. The requirements for program eligibility vary. Some programs may be applied for directly by the patient, other program applications must be intiated by the healthcare provider (physician, pharmacist or agency).

Below are a few telephone numbers you can call to ask questions and websites to visit for more information:

ProductName

HepatitisType

ParentCompany

Contact Information

Infergen

HCV

InterMune

888-696-8036

Intron A

HBV, HCV

Schering

Commitment to Care800-521-7157

Rebetron

HCV

Schering

Commitment to Care800-521-7157

PEG-Intron

HCV

Schering

Commitment to Care800-521-7157

PEG-Intron / Rebetol

HCV

Schering

Commitment to Care800-521-7157

Roferon A

HCV

Roche

877-757-6243, option 4

Pegasys

HCV

Roche

Pegassist877-734-2797

Pegasys / Copegus

HCV

Roche

Pegassist877-734-2797

Epivir HBV

HBV, HDV

GlaxoKline

Glaxo WellcomePatient Assistance800-722-9294

Hepsera

HBV

Gilead

800-226-2056

To receive a copy of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America's Directory of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs, contact 1-800-762-4636.Reviewed October 5, 2005 by V. J. , RN, BSN, MA.

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