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If your medication cost is more than you can stand,
their may be help available from the following:
 
Discuss it with your doctor and be frank about your
circumstances.
 
> Places You Can Contact If You Cannot Afford Medication
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> The following was taken from the OCD Newsletter of December 1992. A
> 1995 directory will be available after Nov 15th. Call (800) PMA-INFO
> for current information.
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> For Prozac from Lilly Co:
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> Physician's Request Should be Directed To:
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> Indigent Patient Program
> Administrator
> Eli Lilly and Company
> Drop Code 1844
> Indianapolis, Indiana 46285
> (317) 276-2950
> (317) 276-9288 (fax)
>
> Product(s) Covered by Program
> All prescription products (except controlled substances)
>
> Eligibility
> Patient eligibility is determined on a case-by-case basis in consulta-
> tion with each prescribing physician. The intent is to provide pro-
> ducts to individuals with limited resources and lacking third-party
> assistance.
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> For Anafranil from CIBA-GEIGY:
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> Name of Indigent Program
> Patient Support Program
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> Physician's Request Should be Directed To:
>
> Jackie Laguardia
> Program Administrator
> CIBA-GEIGY Corp.
> 556 Morris Avenue, D-2058
> Summit, NJ 07901
> (800) 257-3273
> (908) 277-5849
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> Product(s) Covered by Program
> Every CIBA, GEIGY, BASLE and SUMMIT pharmaceutical prescription
> product except Ritalin. However, we are currently pursuing the
> possiblility of including Ritalin in the program.
>
> Elgibility
> The patient is not covered for outpatient precription drugs under
> private insurance or public program. The patient is financially unable
> to afford the cost of the medication. Eligibility is determined by the
> physician based on company guidelines.
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> Other Program Information
> Application must be completed by the physician but anyone (social
> workers, case managers, associations, etc) can refer any patient.
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> For Zoloft from PFizer:
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> Pfizer, Inc., Pfizer Labs Division, Roerig Division, Pratt
> Pharmaceuticals Division
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> Name of Indigent Program
> Pfizer Indigent Patient Program
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> Physician's Request Should Be Directed To:
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> Mr. Richard Vastola
> Manager, Industry Affairs
> Pfizer, Inc.
> 235 East 42nd Street
> New York, NY 10017
> (212) 573-3954
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> Product(s) Covered by Program
> All Pfizer outpatient products, except Diflucan, and injectable
> products, are covered by this program. (Diflucan is covered under
> Diflucan Patient Assistance Program.)
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> Eligibility
> Any patient that a physician is treating as indigent is eligible.
> Patients must not be receiving third-party or Medicaids reimbursements
> for thier medications. No copayments or cost-sharing is required by
> the patient. The physician is required to waive his or her fee to the
> patient for treatment with these Pfizer products.
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> Other Program Information
> Specific forms are not required. The physician must write a letter to
> Pfizer attesting that the physician is treating the patient as
> indigent, stating the patient's financial need and inability to pay,
> and enclose a prescription for the desired product. Products are
> shipped to the physician for redistribution to the patient. Products
> are supplied to the physican in stock packages, usually in 100 tablets
> or capsules. It may take up to three weeks to receive the product.
> Refills are obtained through physican resubmission of request.
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