do you no how to contact drug companies to help for chemo drugs?

Question

my boy friend is going through chemo and cant afford the cost of the drugs.

Answer 1

Go to your community hospital and try to get him put on the clinical trails study. If he can't pay for the drugs, then the hospitals can put him in touch with people that will help out with the drugs, living expenses, home health care if needed.

Answer 2

There is a way each drug company has of helping "indigent" ("indigent" pretty much means someone whose health insurance does not cover drugs - chemotherapy drugs are enormously expensive) patients with getting the drugs they need. Find out what company manufactures each drug your boyfriend needs, and you can go to that company's website to get their application for "Patient Assistance Programs". The application varies from one drug company to the next, but basically they ask if the person has insurance, what the family income is, and if they receive any Government assistance with their medication - either Medicaid or Medicare.
If your friend's family qualifies, and doesn't have drug coverage, then the company will send the medication, free of charge (generally) for a month's supply at a time.
Now, this is a lot of paperwork, and that is why lots of doctors don't know about this process, and if a person takes six or seven kinds of drugs during their chemo - that's six or seven applications to send in.
Oncology chemotherapy nurses often know about these processes, and they can help a lot.
The wording may vary at each company's website, but "Patient Assistance Program" is the phrase most of them use for this program for free drugs.

Answer 3

Your boyfriend's physician will probably need to sign some forms in order for him to obtain free medication, but physician offices are often pressed for time and do not make a concerted effort to assist patients. This website links you to each individual drug, on the bar on the left, and information about how to access the patient assistance programs

http://www.needymeds.com

Answer 4

Actually, his physician should be the one to do this! He needs to ask his physician to help him find assistance. Also, he needs to apply for Medicaid and any other state assistance available. I have been through chemo and do understand the financial hardships involved. He MUST speak up about it!

Answer 5

His Oncologist can tell him which drugs he needs to have ordered and has a connection with the right people to get his drugs for a reduced cost or free.
I am a cancer nurse.

Answer 6

His doctor should have this information. You can go the companies' websites and apply.