Many drug companies -- often in response to activist pressure -- have set up programs to help people who cannot afford medications. These programs can help with reimbursement problems and can sometimes supply free drugs if a person qualifies (although most require enrollment through a physician). Anyone who calls the numbers below can obtain eligibility information.
Drug by manufacturer | brand name | used against |
---|---|---|
Abbott | ||
Clarithromycin: 800.441.4987 | Biaxin | Mycobacterial infections |
Ritonavir: 800.659.9050 | Norvir | HIV |
Amgen: 800.272.9376 | ||
G-CSF | Neupogen | Neutropenia |
Astra: 800.488.3247 | ||
Foscarnet | Foscavir | CMV |
Bristol-Myers Squibb: 800.272.4878 | ||
d4T | Zerit | HIV |
ddI | Videx | HIV |
Megestrol acetate | Megace | Wasting, weight loss |
Fujisawa: 800.366.6323 | ||
Aerosolized pentamidine | Nebupent | PCP |
GlaxoWellcome: 800.722.9294 | ||
Acyclovir | Zovirax | Herpes |
Atovaquone | Mepron | PCP |
AZT | Retrovir | HIV |
Pyrimethamine | Daraprim | Toxoplasmosis |
TMP/SMX | Septra | PCP |
3TC | Epivir | HIV |
Hoffmann-La Roche: 800.285.4484 | ||
ddC | Hivid | HIV |
Ganciclovir | Cytovene | CMV |
Interferon alpha-2A | Roferon | Kaposi’s sarcoma |
Saquinavir: 800.282.7780 | Invirase | HIV |
TMP/SMX | Bactrim | PCP |
Immunex: 800.466.8639 | ||
GM-CSF | Leukine | Neutropenia |
Janssen: 800.544.2987 | ||
Itraconazole | Sporonox | Fungal infections |
Ketoconazole | Nizoral | Fungal infections |
Merck: 800.850.3430 | ||
Indinavir | Crixivan | HIV |
Ortho Biotech: 800.553.3851 | ||
Erythropoietin | Procrit | Anemia |
Pfizer | ||
Fluconazole: 800.869.9979 | Diflucan | Fungal infections |
Azithromycin: 800.646.4455 | Zithromax | Bacterial infections |
Pharmacia & Upjohn: 800.366.5570 | ||
Rifabutin | Mycobutin | MAC |
Roxane Labs: 800.274.8651 | ||
Dronabinol | Marinol | Wasting, weight loss |
Sequus: 800.375.1658 | ||
Doxorubicin | Doxil | Kaposi’s sarcoma |
Source: Community Prescription Service, New York City, 1996
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