Prescription Assistance Programs

Are you unable to afford your asthma medications? A list of prescription assistance programs by the major pharmaceutical companies.

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

This organization houses a list of asthma medication assistance for indigent patients.  The list is organized by drug name and manufacturer. The information is current as of July 21, 2003.

www.ashp.org/homecare/asthma-resource.cfm

Partnership for Prescription Assistance

The Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that’s right for them.

Pharmaceutical Researcher and Manufacturers Assoc.

The Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA) Publishes a "Directory of Prescription Drug Indigent Programs" that lists programs through which drug manufacturers offer medications to people who are unable to pay for them. Go to:
www.phrma.org/pap/ for a complete list of patient assistance programs by pharmaceutical companies.
A free copy may be obtained by writing to:

PhRMA
1100 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(800) 762-4636.
NOTE: The request must be received on physician, healthcare professional, or agency letterhead.

Listed below is the contact information for patient assistance programs for the pharmaceutical companies that produce the most common asthma and allergy medications.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Foundation Patient Assistance Program
P.O. Box 15197
Wilmington, DE 19850-5197
800-424-3727
For more information and an application: www.phrma.org/pap/companies/index.cfm?company=18
Makers of: Accolate, Pulmicort Respules, Pulmicort Turbuhaler, Rhinocort

Aventis, Inc.
U.S. Patient Assistance Center
10236 Marion Park Drive
P.O. Box 9950
Kansas City, MO 64134-9950
800-221-4025
For more information and an application, go to:
www.phrma.org/pap/companies/index.cfm?company=92
Makers of: Azmacort

Bayer Corporation
Indigent Patient Program
P.O. Box 29209
Phoenix, AZ 85038=9209
800-468-0894, ext. 2765
For more information and an application, go to:
www.phrma.org/pap/companies/index.cfm?company=68

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Partners in Health Prescription Assistance
900 Ridgebury Road, P.O. Box 368
Ridgefield, CT 06877-0368
800-556-8317
For more information and an application, go to:
www.phrma.org/pap/companies/index.cfm?company=90
Makers of: Combivent, Atrovent

Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Indigent Care Program
13622 Lakefront Drive
St. Louis, MO 63045
800-678-1605 ext 207
Makers of: Aerobid

Glaxo Wellcome, Inc.
Patient Assistance Program
P.O.Box 52185
Phoenix, AZ 85072-9711
800-722-9294
For more information, go to:
www.ipp.gsk.com/
Makers of: Advair, Serevent, Combivent, Flovent

Merck & Co., Inc.
Patient Assistance Program
P.O. Box 4 (WP35-258)
West Point, PA 19486-0004
800-727-5400
800-994-2111 health providers only
www.singulair.com/montelukast_sodium/
singulair/consumer/index.jsp and click on "Patient Assistance Program" for more information.
Applications are available at:
www.phrma.org/pap/resources/2002-07-31.87.pdf
Makers of: Singulair

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Prescription Assistance
P.O. Box 25457
Alexandria, VA 22313-5457
800-646-4455
For more information, go to:
www.phrma.org/pap/companies/index.cfm?company=110

Schering Laboratories
Patient Assistance Program
P.O. Box 52122
Phoenix, AZ 85072
800-656-9485
For an application, go to:

www.sch-plough.com/documents/patient_assistance.pdf
Makers of: Proventil

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