Medications

For those of you who may lose insurance and need help getting medications. There are two good programs, Xubex and RxOutreach.

Pharmaceutical companies sometimes offer meds to people with no insurance too. I copied the following from nami.org. I don't know if it's up to date, but I hope people can find something helpful. Regards, -L
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Patient Prescription Drug Assistance Programs

Free or low-cost medications provided by pharmaceutical companies

Some pharmaceutical companies offer medication assistance programs to low-income individuals and families. These programs typically require a doctor’s consent and proof of financial status. They may also require that you have either no health insurance, or no prescription drug benefit through your health insurance. Please contact the pharmaceutical company directly for specific eligibility requirements and application information.

Note: Some of these companies may prefer to speak directly with your doctor.

Brand Name
Pharmaceutical Company
Program Phone #

Abilify
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
800-332-2056

BuSpar
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
800-332-2056

Celexa
Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
800-851-0758

clozapine (generic)
IVAX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
800-327-4114 x4344

Clozaril
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
800-277-2254 (main)
800-257-3273 - short term
800-277-2254 - long term

Depakote
Abbott Laboratories
800-222-6885

Desyrel (150 & 300 mg pills only)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
800-332-2056

Effexor
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
800-568-9938

Geodon
Pfizer Inc.
866-706-2400

Haldol, Haldol Decanoate
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
800-577-3788

Isoptin
Abbott Laboratories
800-222-6885

Lexapro
Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
800-851-0758

Ludiomil
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
800-257-3273

Neurontin
Pfizer Inc.
800-707-8990

Paxil
GlaxoSmithKline
866-728-4368

Prolixin, Prolixin Decanoate
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
800-332-2056

Prozac
Eli Lilly and Company
800-545-6962

Risperdal
Janssen Pharmaceutica
800-652-6227

Serentil
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
800-556-8317

Seroquel
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
800-424-3727

Tegretol
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
800-257-3273

Wellbutrin
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
800-556-1937

Zoloft
Pfizer Inc.
800-707-8990

Zyprexa
Eli Lilly and Company
800-545-6962



General Contact Information for Major Pharmaceutical Companies

Pharmaceutical Company
Mailing Address
Phone # for Medical Information
Web Address

Abbott Laboratories
100 Abbott Park Rd.
Abbott Park, IL 60064-3502
800-633-9110
http://www.abbott.com

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
1800 Concord Pike
P.O. Box 15437
Wilmington, DE 19850-5437
800-236-9933
http://www.astrazeneca-us.com

Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc
300 Somerset Corporate Blvd.
Mail Stop: SC 710B
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-2854l
800-633-1610
http://www.aventis.com

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
900 Ridgebury Rd.
P.O. Box 368
Ridgefield, CT 06877-0368
800-542-6257
http://www.boehringer-ingelhei...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154-0037
800-321-1335
http://www.bms.com

Eli Lilly and Company
Lilly Corporate Center
Indianapolis, IN 46285
800-545-5979
http://www.lilly.com

Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
13600 Shoreline Drive
St. Louis, MO 63045
800-678-1605
http://www.forestpharm.com

GlaxoSmithKline
One Franklin Plaza
P.O Box 7929
Philadelphia, PA 19101
888-825-5249
http://www.gsk.com

IVAX Pharmaceuticals, Inc
4400 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, Florida 33137
800-327-4114 x6367
http://www.ivaxpharmaceuticals...

Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc.
1125 Trenton-Harbourton Rd.
Titusville, NJ 08560
800-526-7736
(800-JANSSEN)
http://www.janssen.com

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
One Health Plaza
East Hanover, NJ 07936-1080
888-669-6682
http://www.novartis.com

Organon
56 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, New Jersey 07068
800-631-1253
http://www.organon.com

Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
1000 Route 202 South
PO Box 300
Raritan, NJ 08869-0602
800-682-6532
http://www.orthomcneil.com

Pfizer Inc.
235 East 42nd St.
New York, NY 10017-5755
800-438-1985
http://www.pfizer.com

Roche Pharmaceuticals
340 Kingsland St.
Nutley, NJ 07110-1199
800-526-6367
http://www.roche.com

Schering-Plough Corporation
2000 Galloping Hill Rd.
Kenilworth, NJ 07033
800-526-4099
http://www.sgp.com

Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
901 Sawyer Rd.
Marietta, GA 30062
800-354-0026
http://www.solvaypharmaceutica...

Wyeth Laboratories
5 Giralda Farms
Madison, NJ 07940
800-934-5556
option #1
http://www.wyeth.com



For more information on Patient/Drug Assistance Programs access the following websites:

Partnership for Prescription Assistance
http://www.pparx.org
RxAssist: Accessing Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Programs
http://www.rxassist.org
RxHope: The Heart of the Pharmaceutical Industry
http://www.rxhope.com

Thanks UpClimber,

Does your username refer to (rock) climbing? I have hippie friends back in Ca that were so into it that they found their OWN way ('routes' I guess) up big rocks. They told me to watch out for the brown paper bags near the bottom! After falling a couple times & breaking bones they mostly go to climbing gyms now...a lot of beaches in Nor Cal have bouldering that's accessible, safe & varying degrees of difficulty. I wonder if climbing is going to pass up yoga as the most trendy fitness activity.

Anyway, thank you SO much for such a helpful post. Before I got medicaid I used RxAssist & went directly through AstraZeneca to get my Seroquel which I found out costs BANK. I'm sure Vyvanse isn't cheap either. I'm lucky that I'm a student & qualified for medicaid...I pay $3bucs for my meds & MD visits. If & when I get a job, which will be very soon, I will still need medicaid b/c I think my meds would be well over $1200 per month. Utah isn't like Ca as far as wages go.

I've also been lucky to have health care folks advocating for my 'getting well'. BUT what will happen when I'm deemed "well"? Probably in less than a year...at my age (44) I can't afford another (full blown) episode of either mania OR depression.

Being type 1 bipolar, or for me I should say, the mania seems to cause more trouble. Generally I'm not suicidal BUT when simultaneously manic & depressed I'll put myself in harms way for lack of caring & that's the worst state I can be in. A depressive episode is what caused my family & loved 1's to intervene. Never had one like it before - in 2 or 3months I managed to isolate myself from absolutely everyone & everything. Didn't care about anything, not even sex, drugs & rock'n'roll, just sleeping as much as possible - no purpose, no goals. I thought the only good thing about my existence was that I'm a registered organ donor.

-kby-

You're so welcome Kumbaya! I love your username. My name doesn't refer to rock climbing, but I guess it could. (Here's something that's a trip. When I was younger I actually went rock climbing in the Uintas! :-)

I have general anxiety disorder and major depression. I've fallen into many holes like the one you described with the isolating and all the stuff that goes with it. I went with UpClimber because as I work on my recovery from depression I feel like I'm climbing up out of the hole and hopefully climbing up to better things in my life. Sometimes it's 3 steps down, and 2 steps up. It's real work.

Regards,
L