My father is 60 years old and does not qualify for Medicare yet but he is out of work and can't afford his medicine. Is there any help?
Can't afford prescriptions. Is there help?
10/ 3/09 5:27pm
Have you tried simplefill.com? My mom is on 4 different prescriptions, mostly for psoriasis but a one other for anxiety and they've been able to get all four prescriptions for her for $65/month. I'm pretty sure there is no limit to how many prescriptions they can help with either! We tried a few other programs, but had the best luck with this one. They take care of all the paperwork and keep her refills up to date with no hassle.
4/28/10 7:14pm
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Yes, there is help. The best place I can recommend is the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPARx). Here's a link to their Web site: http://www.pparx.org/
There you can enter all of the medications your father takes and answer a few basic questions and they will give you a list of any programs he qualifies for. Often they also provide the necessary applications that you can download and print out. Or if you prefer, there is a toll-free number you can call and talk to someone directly.
If any of the medications your father takes are only available in the brand name, there's a good chance he can get them free from the pharmaceutical manufacturer. PPARx will provide that information for you. They will also tell you if there are any assistance programs in your state or elsewhere that he might qualify for.
If some of his medications are generic, there are a number of pharmacies that have low-cost generic drugs. The least expensive I've found is Wal-Mart. They have quite a long list of generic medications you can get for $4 for a one-month supply and $10 for a 90-day supply. If you go to their Web site, you can download the list of these medications: http://www.walmart.com/pharmacy
Like your father, I am 60 and have no health insurance. Most of my prescriptions are generic and I get them through Wal-Mart's $4 program. The one brand name I take I get free from the manufacturer. I went through PPARx for that. Between the two, I've save a lot of money each month.
I hope this is helpful. I wish the best for you and your father.
I have worked with Pparx in the past but I can't keep up with all the paperwork for my father and he is just not able to either. Thank you anyways for the advice. I did try www.simplefill.com and they filled out all the forms for my dad, submitted them and he is already approved and will get all of his medicine in one week! They also said they are going to to the refills for him so he never needs to worry about reapplying. My dad will pay $65 a month but that is all because they get all the medecine for free. He was paying nearly 650.00 each month!! So anyone out there that reads this and does not want to deal with paperwork and discount drug programs should call them. 1-877-420-6496 or go to their website www.simplefill.com.
What a set up. In just a couple days time he was all approved and you are paying a fee when it can be done for free!! You are just spamming this site, we can see right through it. You should be ashamed for preying on poor sick people.
Trust me, this is not a set up. Have you used the free forms?? If they work for you great but it sure didnt work for us. My dad is sick and I work full time. He is now on cymbalta, provigil, lotrel..to name a few. I can't do this work on my own, I am at my breaking point. Sorry if you see this as a scam. I am really tnankful for the post because it really helped us out. Isn't that the reason of forums? To get help?
Are you still happy with Simplefill.com. My husband has had several heart attacks and has to take several name brand heart, blood pressure, etc. pills. We've spent several thousands of dollars and are close to bankruptcy. Simplefill.com seems like it's to good to be true. Please verify you are happy with them. The enrollment was over the phone and they sent us the papers to sign right away. They said it would start in 30 days.
Your help will be appreciated!