Prescription Assistance Program

Free Drugs for Low-Income Patients

We have developed software for the prescription assistance program industry for the past five years.  We often get calls from visitors to our website seeking information on drug company prescription assistance programs.  Therefore we have compiled a list of some of the major prescription aid programs as a service to our visitors.  Descriptions of the plans have been copied from each company's literature.

AstraZeneca Prescription Assistance Program
The AstraZeneca Foundation Patient Assistance Program was created in 1978 to provide AstraZeneca medications free of charge to low-income patients who do not have prescription coverage, do not qualify for government-funded programs, and do not have the means to pay for the medications themselves. Patients enroll annually and, if approved for the program, receive free medication delivered right to their door.

Bristol Myers:  Go to the Partnership for Prescription Assistance.

GlaxoSmithKline Together Card
The Together Rx Card offers qualified Medicare beneficiaries savings on more than 160 medicines from seven major pharmaceutical companies at participating pharmacies nationwide.

Johnson & Johnson:  The Patient Assistance Program is designed to help qualified patients gain access to The U.S. pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies have a number of ways to assist patients who do not have prescription drug coverage.

Lilly Cares Program
As part of the company's efforts to provide access to our products for all Americans regardless of their ability to pay, Lilly has a long-standing program to offer free medication, through physicians, to patients who are otherwise unable to obtain their Lilly medicine.

Merck Patient Assistance Program
When patients who need access to specific prescription medications cannot afford them, they can work with their physician to find out about Merck's Patient Assistance Program.

Novartis Patient Assistance Program
Novartis is committed to providing access to our medications for those most in need through the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation's Patient Assistance Program (PAP).

The Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Program is a service to provide patients who, because of financial burden and/or lack of prescription drug coverage, may have difficulty paying for their treatment. For more information and to find out what products are covered under this program, please call: 1-800-577-3788

Pfizer Connection to Care
For more than thirty years, Pfizer has maintained a commitment to making its medicines available to patients in need.

Procter & Gamble:  The Patient Assistance Program is designed to help qualified patients gain access to Procter & Gamble prescription medications free of charge. Through this program, qualified patients can receive a 90-day supply of their prescription and up to 3 refills.

Schering Commitment to Care Program
Schering-Plough is committed to improving the health and well-being of people throughout the world.

Searle Patients in Need®Foundation - see Pfizer Connection to Care

Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Indigent Patient Program
For many years, Wyeth has been committed to helping patients in need receive their medications free of charge.

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Partnership for Prescription Assistance is an industry organization which is a one-stop source for all prescription assistance programs.  All the leading pharmaceutical companies have/will be joining this organization.

We have also compiled references for the new Medicare Part D Drug Plans.

Below is a master list of pharmaceutical products and their respective drug company names.  Look up the manufacturer of your prescription and then find the patient assistance program link or phone number in the PAP table at the bottom of this page.

See Our Software  Management of Prescription Assistance Data