Hilary Blue wrote: > > DEAR PATRICIA, CAMILLA AND EVERYONE ELSE, > > I have in front of me a pamphlet called "When you caan't afford your medicine" > put out by > The Medicine Program, > P.O.Box 515, > Doniphan, MO 63935-0515. > Phone: 1-573-778-1118 > Internet: http//:www.themedicineprogram.com > e-mail:[log in to unmask] > > "The Medicine Program seeks to aid those who have exhausted all other sources > for help with medication....individuals living on Social Security, > welfare...disability...too much income to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough > to purchase private prescription drug insurance" > > I have not been able to access the internet information as my server is > down.. Which means I can't post this either, so it may be that I will find out > more and add it to this information. > > Patricia, I hope this will be of some help to you, especially. > > Hilary Blue > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Camilla Flintermann wrote: > > > > Patricia---This is a copy if information from the list archives which may > > be helpful--chack with your doctor ! (I'm sending a copy of this to the > > list also, as others may be interested. Good luck! > > > > ... > > Date: > > 15/03/95 13:58 > > From: > > <Jerry Finch > > > Subject: > > Free Medications > > > > Many of the pharmaceutical companies make their products available free > > of > > charge to patients who do not have the means to pay for them. The following > > companies have indicated that all prescription products manufactured by > > their > > company are covered under their programs: > > Allergan > > Burroughs-Wellcome > > Glaxo, Inc > > Marrion Merrell Dow, Inc. > > Miles > > Parke-Davis > > Sanofi Winthrop > > Amgen, Inc. > > Du Pont Merck > > Hoffman-LaRoche > > Merck > > Norwich-Eaton > > Smithkline Beecham > > Upjon > > Normally, your physican has to make the request and the amount may vary > > from > > one to a three month supply per request. Of course, the doctor has sales > > reps > > from all these companies visiting him/her on a continual basis (usually at > > the same time as your appointment) and will have the information available > > to > > them. > > You have to REALLY be financially indigent (i.e. can't afford gas for > > your > > '95 Volvo) to be eligible for these programs, however, your doctor will > > help > > you to become financially indigent. > > > > This is an archive of the PARKINSN mailing list, hosted by > > New Information Paradigms. > > Archive maintained by Simon Coles. > > all by thread | date | date (with summaries) > > | author > > > > Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 80/70/55 > > Oxford, Ohio > > http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm > > <[log in to unmask]> > > > > "Ask me about the CARE list for > > Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! "