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Prescription Assistance

Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs

Most pharmaceutical companies offer financial assistance programs to persons who have trouble affording their medications and supplies.

Each program has specific criteria that must be satisfied in order 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
1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669)

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

 

Pharmaceutical Companies

Name of Program

Contact Infomation

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

Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Patient Assistance Connection

P.O. Box 222138
Charlotte, NC 28222-2138

1-888-847-4877

www.sanofi.us

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

http://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

Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America

Help at Hand

P.O. Box 5727
Louisville, KY 40255-0727

1-800-830-9159

www.takeda.us

TogetherRX Access

Provides some diabetes medications and blood glucose meters and strips at a reduced price.

1-800-444-4106

www.togetherrxaccess.com

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