Financial Assistance for Your Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications

Awesome post!  What a terrific resource.  I know I'll be linking to this on a regular basis. Thanks so much!

Great job Lisa! I will be referring to this and sharing it with others that know can use the information. I wanted to add to your list a program that I personally have found very helpful financially. I hope you don't mind adding it to your list and maybe it will be helpful to others also. I take Kadian the generic for MS Continin. It is similar to Oxycotin for pain. I am far from a medical person so I don't know exactly how they work but hopefully by listing the program for those that use and need the drug this phone number and info will help them. You can get the application by calling the phone number or going online to the Alpharma website. It doesn't matter what strength of the drug you need or how many tabs you are prescribed per month the cost to the patient is a $5 money order for the to overnight the medication to you. If your doctor gives you the prescription early or whatever you can send it to them and they will make sure that they have the med to you when you are suppose to receive it. The doctor must write the script for Kadian and not MScontinin. Alpharma 14665 rothgeb drive Rockville,MD 20850 1-888-625-7774 fax 301-294-4795 I hope this helps anyone that may need it. I know it helped me greatly. I went from paying over $200 per month for this one drug to a $5 money order. Again Thanks for allthe research you did for all of us. Cindy

This is a wonderful listing of resources in one place. You have saved patients a lot of legwork. I have printed this out and I am sure many others will as well. Thank you!

Thanks Lisa!  The amount of effort you put in to this must have been enormous.  I will be sharing the URL with my Rheumatologist and others.  What a valuable and timely service you have done for RA patients.  Again, thank you, thank you, thank you!

This information is awesome except you should be aware that individuals on SSDI, otherwise known as Disability can NOT participate in the drug company programs as there is a law against the drug companies providing financial help to those receiving benefits (SDSI & Medicare/Medicaid) from the government.  I have written to the Medicare Advocacy Group to protest this law.

 

You can participate in the various foundation programs which I understand the drug companies help suppport. In my experience, the amount of help only covered my use of Enbrel for about half the year.

 

Hope that helps.