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I ran across this list of places that will supply free drugs. Drugs Free or reduced rate Pfizer=92s Share Card gets you a month=92s worth of any Pfizer drug (Lipitor, Viagra, and Zoloft helped push revenues to $35 billion last year) for $15 at your local pharmacy. To qualify, you must be on Medicare, have an annual gross income below $18,000 ($24,000 for couples), and have no other prescription coverage. Call 1-800-717-6005. LillyAnswers Card provides a 30-day supply of Evista, Humulin, Prozac or other Lilly medication for just 12 bucks. Restrictions mirror Pfizer=92s. Call 1-877-795-4559. GlaxoSmithKline=92s Orange Card saves seniors 30 =AD 40% off retail prices of Advair, Serevent, Avandia, Flonase, Wellbutrin, or any of this manufacturer=92s drugs. Eligible seniors are enrolled in Medicare, lack drug insurance, and have annual incomes at or below $30,000 per person or $40,000 for a couple. Call 1-888-672-6436. Novartis=92 CareCard saves senior citizens 30 - 40% off retail prices of Diovan, Lotensin, Lamisil, Lescol or any Novartis medicine. Qualification requirements are similar to the others, although here you must make less than $26,000 for an individual, $35,000 for a couple. Call 1-866-974-2273. If you qualify for one card, but not another, consider asking your doctor to substitute for a similar drug made by the manufacturer whose card you have. The Together Rx Card =97 issued by Abbott Labs, AstraZeneca, Aventis, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson and Novartis =97 saves you 25 =AD 40% or more on any medicine these manufacturers make. A full list is at http://www.togetherrx.com/druglist.html. Income limits are $28,000 for individuals, $38,000 for couples. Call 1-800-865-7211. The PharmacyCareOneCard, a discount card the National Association of Chain Drug Stores hopes will curb manufacturers=92 cards, saves from 20 =AD 40% on about 150 brand-name drugs. Same limitations as the TogetherRxCard. Call 1-703-837-4244. After all this, you may want to compare your discounted drug costs with those available by purchasing your drugs in Canada. Go to http://www.suddenlysenior.com/canadiandrugstores.html for complete details, a list of Canadian drug stores and their toll-free numbers. Another resource you may find valuable: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services help senior citizens with answers to their prescription medication questions. Call 1-800-MEDICARE. GET FREE DRUGS, TOO One more thing. If your annual income is less than about $14,000, you=92re probably eligible for free drugs from most manufacturers. Example: Bayer=92s Indigent Patient Program provides you with up to a 30-day-supply of most Bayer pharmaceuticals for free. Annual income must be at or below the federal government poverty level, a place where over 10 million seniors reside. Call 1-800-998-9180. Probably the easiest way for lower-income seniors to get free drugs is through The Medicine Program. Simply complete a list of all your prescriptions. Send it in with $5 for each medicine. They send back each specific manufacturer=92s forms for free drugs. Call 1-573-996-7300 for details. Visit http://www.copd-support.com/faq.html for subscription changes Please keep in mind that all posts are from COPD patients / caregivers and not medically trained professionals - consult your medical team scott burnett wrote: > kaye, > > I do have very good insurarnce so my costs are low..... > > monthly cost of PD drugs; approx. 44 dollars > > I'll try to find out the list cost > > scott burnett http://nordike.homestead.com/NordikeHome.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn