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Patient Assistance Programs
Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) are the Pharmaceutical Industry’s best-kept secret.
Many PAPs have been organized in the past ten years. However, two date back to the 1950s, one was formed in the 60’s, two were formed in the 70’s, and two started in the 80’s.
Generally, a patient assistance program provides
prescription medicines to patients who do not have
prescription drug coverage or who are underinsured
through either private and/or government health
plans.
Each individual pharmaceutical company Patient
Assistance Program has its own eligibility criteria
and application process.
Government, industry and other groups have also
formulated assistance plans based on a wide variety
of eligibility requirements. These programs are
searched through RxForLongBeach.com.
Physicians, care-givers and patients are encouraged
to click on any of the following sites to apply for free
or low-cost prescription drugs:
Patient Assistance Programs
What are Patient Assistance Programs?
The pharmaceutical industry provides medicines free of charge to patients who might not
otherwise have access to necessary medicines.
To make it easier for patients and physicians to find information about company-sponsored programs, PhRMA, the Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America, put together a directory of programs in 1992 to provide all company program information in one place.
Each individual company sponsoring a Patient Assistance Program(s) is listed on
RxforLongBeach.com via HelpingPatients.org and RXHope.org.
Each pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Program determines the eligibility criteria for its program; eligibility criteria and the application processes vary.
Basic eligibility criteria generally involve income requirements, family size, and status of insurance coverage for prescription drugs.
