This is something I found a few months back I don't know if these Companies are still around or not but thought I would pass this info on. (thanks to the unknown author of this information
The research-based pharmaceutical industry has had a long standing tradition of providing prescription medications free of charge to physicians whose patients might not otherwise have access to necessary medications.
The list below contains the name and telephone numbers of companies that have indigent programs in place.
| Alza Pharmaceuticals | Indigent Patient Assistance Program | Testoderm Ocusert Progestasert |
(415) 962-4297 |
| Amgen | Safety Net | Epogen Neupogen |
(800) 272-9376 or (202) 637-6698 |
| Astra Merck Inc. | Patient Assistance Program | Plendil Prilosec Tonocard |
(800) 236-9925 |
| Astra USA, Inc. | F.A.I.R. Program | Foscavir | (800) 488-3247 |
| Bayer - Pharmaceutical | Bayer Indigent Patient Program | Most Bayer Prescription Products | (800) 998-9180 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | Partner in Health | Alupent Atrovent Catapres-TTS Mexitil Serentil |
(800) 556-8317 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | Patient Assistance Program | Many Bristol-Meyers Squibb Pharmaceutical Products | (800) 736-0003 |
| Ciba Pharmaceuticals | Patient Support Program | Many Ciba Products | (800) 257-3273 |
| Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Company | Patient Assistance Program | All non-controlled Prescription Products | (800) 474-2762 |
| Fisions Pharmaceuticals | Indigent Access Program | Intal Tilade |
(610) 454-8110 |
| Fujisawa USA, Inc | Indigent Patient Program | NebuPent | (847) 317-8874 or (847) 317-8617 |
| Genentech, Inc. | Uninsured Patient Assistance Program | Actmmune Actvase Protropin Nutropin |
(800)879-4747 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Gilead Sciences Support Services | Vistide | (800) 445-3235 |
| Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. | Patient Assistance Program | All Glaxo Wellcome Prescription Products | (800) 722-9294 |
| Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc. | Indigent Patient Program | All prescription products except, Rifadin, Rifamate, Rifater and Tenuate | (800) 221-4025 |
| Janssen Pharmaceutica | Patient Assistance Program | All Jansen's prescription products | (800) 544-2987 |
| Knoll Pharmaceutical Company | Indigent Patient Program | Isoptin Rhyhmol Collagenase Santyl Synthroid |
Write to: Knoll Indigent Patient Program Knoll Pharmaceutical Company 3000 Contenental Drive, North Mount Olive, NJ 07828-1234 Att: Telemarketing |
| Lederile Laboratories | Partners in Patient Care, Assistance Program | Most Prescription Drugs | (703) 706-5933 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | Lilly Cares | Most Lilly prescription products | (800) 545-6962 for Gemzar call (888) 443-6927 |
| The Liposome Company | Financial Asststance Program for Abelect | Abelcet | (800) 335-5467 |
| McNeil Pharmaceutical | Patient Assistance Program | All prescription products | (800) 281-5192 |
| Merck Human Health | Patient Assistance Program | Most Merck products | (800) 994-2111 for Crixivan call (800) 850-3430 |
| Ortho-Biotech Inc. | Financial Assistance Program | Procrit Leustatin |
(800) 553-3851 |
| Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. | Patient Assistance Program | All prescription products | (800) 281-5192 |
| Parke-Davis | Patient Assistance Program | Accupril Cognex Dilantin Loestrin Neurontin Zarontin |
(908) 725-1247 |
| Pasteur Merieux Connaught | Indigent Patient Program | Imovax Imogam TheraCys |
(800) 822-2463 |
| Pfizer Inc. | Pfizer Prescription Assistance | Most Pfizer products | (800) 646-4455 for Diflucan and Zitromax call (800) 868-9979 For certain Pfizer single-source products call Sharing the Care (800) 984-1500 In Arkansas call The Arkansas Heath Care Access Foundation at (800) 9508233 or (501) 221-3033 In Kentucky call Kentucky Health Care Access Foundation at (800) 633-8100 or (502) 244-4214 In S. Corolina call Commun-I-Care at (800) 7630059 or (803) 779-4875 |
| Pharmacia and Upjohn | Prescription Medication Assistance Program | Most prescription products | For Self-Administered products call (800) 242-7014 For Non Self-Administered products call (800) 366-5570 |
| Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Patient Assistance Program | Asacol Dantrium Didronel Macrodantin Macrobid |
(800) 448-4878 |
| Rhone-Pouleng Rorer, Inc. | Indigent Access Program | Most prescription products | (610) 454-811- |
| Roche Laboratories | Roche Medical Needs Program | Most Roche and former Syntex product line | (800) 285-4484 |
| Roxane Laboratories, Inc | Patient Assistance Program | Marinol Oramorph Roxanol Roxicodone Viramune |
(800) 274-8651 |
| Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp. | Patient Assistance Program | Clozaril Neoral Sanimmune Sandoglobulin Sandostatin Parodel |
(800) 999-6673 |
| Sanofi Winthrop Pharmaceuticals | Needy Patient Program | Most of their product line | (800) 446-6267 |
| Schering Labs / Key Pharmaceuticals | Commitment to Care | Most Schering/Key prescription drugs | (800) 656-9485 |
| Searle | Patients in Need | Many of the prescription drugs | (800) 542-2526 |
| Serono Laboratories, Inc. | Helping Hand Program | Metrodin Fertinex Serostim |
(617) 982-9000 |
| SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals | Access to Care Program | Most of their product line | (800) 546-0420 for Oncology products call (800) 699-3806 |
| Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Patient Assistance Program | Most of their product line | (800) 788-9277 |
| 3M Pharmaceuticals | Ingigent Patient Pharmaceutical Program | Most drug products | (800) 328-0255 |
| Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories | Norplant Foundation | Norplant | (703) 706-5933 |
| Zeneca Pharmaceuticals | Patient Assistance Program | Most of their product line | (800) 424-3727 |