PATIENT SERVICES | Patient Assistance
Internet resources for prescription assistance American Cancer Society - "Prescription Drug Assistance Programs"
  • There are many public and private resources available to help patients with their medication costs. Some of these programs provide options for purchasing drugs at discounted prices. Others help patients who cannot afford any part of their medication costs. To help you find the best option for getting your medicine, we've spoken to pharmacists, drug companies and associations, and searched the Internet for information that can be helpful to consumers.
  • Drug Assistance Programs

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists - "Patient Assistance Programs"
  • Welcome to the Patient Assistance Programs Resource Center. This ASHP Resource Center contains comprehensive information concerning patient assistance programs and the use of these programs to increase medication access.
  • http://www.ashp.org/s_ashp/cat1c.asp?CID=488&DID=530

AZ Cancer Support Network - "The AstraZeneca Foundation Patient Assistance Program"

CancerCare.org - "Financial Help for People with Cancer"

National Cancer Institute - "Financial Assistance and Other Resources for People With Cancer"
  • The NCI Web site lists government agencies, organizations, and programs that are designed to provide assistance for cancer patients and their families. However, resources provided by individual organizations vary, and it is important to check with a specific group to determine if financial aid is currently available. Organizations that provide publications in Spanish or have Spanish-speaking staff have been identified.
  • Financial Assistance

NeedyMeds - "Information you need to get your medicine"
  • NeedyMeds is the best source of information about assistance programs that help with the cost of medicine and other healthcare expenses. This list has all the drugs and dosages that are available through patient assistance programs, sorted alphabetically by brand name. The generic name is in parenthesis. Some drugs are listed more than once because they are available through more than one program. If your medicine is not listed on the Brand Name list or the Generic Name list, it's not currently available through a patient assistance program.
  • http://www.needymeds.com/

Partnership for Prescription Assistance
  • The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together America's pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other health care providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that's right for them. Many will get them free or nearly free. Its mission is to increase awareness of patient assistance programs and boost enrollment of those who are eligible. Through this site, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance offers a single point of access to more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs, including more than 180 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies.
  • https://www.pparx.org/Intro.php

Patient Advocate Foundation
  • Patient Advocate Foundation is a national non-profit organization that seeks to safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability.
  • http://www.patientadvocate.org/

RxAssist - "The Web's most current and comprehensive directory of Patient Assistance Programs"
  • Patient assistance programs are run by pharmaceutical companies to provide free medications to people who cannot afford to buy their medicine. RxAssist offers a comprehensive database of these patient assistance programs, as well as practical tools, news, and articles so that health care professionals and patients can find the information they need. All in one place.
  • http://www.rxassist.org/

RxHope - "Patient Assistance Information"

Rx Outreach - "Patient Assistance Program for Discount Prescription Drugs"


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