If you are between the ages of 16 and 100 you can learn how to get low-cost or
FREE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Posted 3/12/03 by Claude M. Gruener:
Here is information for your
consideration about a new website created to help those in need obtain some
1,400 medications FREE through patient assistance programs. You certainly may
create a link to it on your fine website. Just let me know.
Essentially,
the release pasted below says that helpingpatients.org has been created to make it easier
to obtain medications for those who might not be able to afford them
otherwise.
To access patient assistance information, individuals simply
go online, fill out a form and are directed to programs for which they may
qualify.
If you have questions or would like to talk with someone at
PhRMA, please let me know at (512) 479-5080 or email me.
Claude M.
Gruener
AUSTIN INK
1607 Mohle Drive
Austin, TX 78703
(512)
479-5080
(512) 415-7819 (cell)
ausink@texas.net
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE - March 12, 2003
Contact: Mark Grayson (202.835.3465); Claude
Gruener (512.479.5080)
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY LAUNCHES
HELPINGPATIENTS.ORG
New Database Will Help Needy Patients Get Free
Medicines
Washington, DC - A new online database will help patients
without prescription drug coverage access user friendly information about more
than 1,400 medicines offered free through patient assistance programs
sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry and others, the Pharmaceutical
Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) announced today. People who need
help in obtaining medicines can log on to http://www.helpingpatients.org, fill
out an online form and receive a list of programs for which they may qualify.
"The pharmaceutical industry has a long practice of providing
prescription medicines free of charge to patients who might not be able to
afford them. In 2002 alone, our companies have helped more than five million
patients get the medicines they need," said PhRMA President Alan F. Holmer.
"We are also committed to a long-term solution to ensure seniors and the
disabled have access to the medicines they need. That’s why we strongly
support meaningful prescription drug coverage under Medicare."
"Medicare beneficiaries without drug coverage fill fewer prescriptions
which not only hurt patients but ends up costing the health care system more
in the long run," stated Holmer.
"Seniors need and deserve
high-quality prescription drug coverage," said Holmer. "To fill the need until
Congress enacts this coverage—and to take care of the millions of younger
people who lack prescription drug insurance—the pharmaceutical industry is
putting out the welcome mat for its long-standing patient assistance programs.
Helpingpatients.org streamlines the process of finding
out about and applying for this assistance. We believe the new website will
enable more patients to take advantage of these programs."
The
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the
country’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies,
which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer,
healthier, and more productive lives. The industry invested an estimated $32
billion in 2002 in discovering and developing new medicines. PhRMA companies
are leading the way in the search for new cures.
PhRMA Internet
Address: http://www.phrma.org/