Medication Help

[PAM2005]

Plan and simple I switched my insurance and now I am finding some medications are not affordable.I am looking for financial assistance, I am on a very limited income. It's disability. Where do I turn Sincerely,Pamela Rhodes

[HVAC]

If you can't find assistance you can often find a cheaper drug replacement. I had to do this when I had no insurance. Instead of a named brand anti convulsant for pain I used an older one that was generic. I had to do this with many drugs. With name brand drugs my doctor gave me samples.

Alex

[Lulu54]

It gets a bit trickier on government insurance (medicare/medicaid) but there is still a way for the mfg to help and provide the drug. They have all established non-profit organizations they fund to help with copays.  A number of people here who have been through the process should be able to give y ou more details.

The other avenue is through you neurologist  - they should be the ones going to bat for you with the drug companies and helping directly or giving you the right numbers to make the connecitons.  Please contact them and tell of the problem you have and what you need from them.

good luck, these drugs are outrageously expensive but in my opinion worth every cent.
Laura

[SarahL2491]

call the companies, I found that many offer financial assistance.  Biogen and Copaxone do for Tysabri and I think the new oral pill does.  Don't know which medications you refer to or if they are MS meds, but do contact the companies.  It's worth a try, my first 2 years of Tysabri were free if I needed them.