Fibromyalgia Experiences

Greetings All

Having recently found myself in the position of needing meds that I cannot at this time afford financially, nor afford physically to do without, I found this resource that I would like to share with those of you who may like to have it. Please feel free to share it with others. I feel this is a valuable resource.

Here's how it worked for me.

• My doctors office called the number listed for the manufacturer of the meds I needed.
• The company then required the doctor to send in, on office stationery, a statement from the doctor stating that I needed the medicine, had no insurance or other means to pay for the meds, and also had the doctor include a prescription for the meds.
• The company then sent the doctors office a three month supply of the meds for me. I picked the meds up from the doctors office. Took about two months to get the meds. But well worth the wait.

According to the person I spoke with at the drug manufacturing company, you may have you prescription refilled for as long as need be. I do not know if this is the policy for all the manufactures in the program, or only the policy of the one I used.

To have the prescription refilled, you must again have your doctor contact the manufacturer, and go thru the procedure once more.

Each company may have a little different procedure.

Here is an address to write to for a booklet with the same information listed, with a little more detail. This booklet is an excellent resource reference for support groups.

PHRMA
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
1100 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005

I have found it to be of immense value.

Hope this helps someone.

Blessings

Selene

Subject: MED: Free Meds Program
Pharmacy Programs

Free medications are sometimes available from the pharmaceutical manufactures. Prescription medications are available to patients who do not have the means to pay for them and meet eligibility criteria for these services. Some of the manufactures are as follows:

Allergan Prescription 800-347-4500

Alza Pharmaceuticals 415-962-4243

Amgen, Inc. 800-272-9376

Astra USA, Inc. 800-488-3247

Berlex 800-423-7539

Boehringer Ingleheim 203-798-4131

Bristol Myers Squibb 800-736-0003

Burroughs-Wellcome 800-722-9294

Ciba Pharmaceuticals 800-257-3273

Eli-Lilly 317-276-2950

Genetech, Inc. 800-879-4747

Glaxo, Inc. 800-452-7677

Hoechst-Roussel 800-776-5463

Hoffman-Larouche 800-526-6367

Ici-Stuart 302-886-2231

Immunex Corp. 800-321-4669

Janssen 800-253-3682

Johnson & Johnson 800-447-3437

J&J (Janssen) 908-524-9409

Knoll 800-526-0710

Lederle 800-526-7870

Marion Merrel Dow 800-362-7466

McNeil Pharmaceut. 800-682-6532

Merck Human Health 800-672-6372

Miles 800-998-9180

Ortho Pharmaceuitcals 800-682-6532

Parke-Davis 202-540-2000

Pfizer, Inc. 800-646-4455

Pharmacia, Inc. 800-795-9759

Proctor & Gamble 800-448-4878

Rhone-Poulenc Rorer 610-454-8298

Roche Labs 800-285-4484

Roxane Labs 800-274-8651

Sandoz 800-937-6673

Sanofi Winthrop 800-446-6267

Schering Labs 800-521-7157

Searle 800-542-2526

Serono 617-982-9000

Smithkline Beecham 800-546-0420

Survanta Lifeline 800-922-3255

Syntex Labs 800-822-8255

3M Pharmaceuticals 800-328-0255

UpJohn Co. 800-242-7014

Wyeth-Ayerst 703-706-5933

Zeneca Pharmaceuticals 800-424-372

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