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    Free Medication Programs for Low-Income Pain Patients Percocet:
    Patient Assistance prog. b800-474-2762 Percodan & Percocet by Dupont
    800-474-2762

    Morphine Sulfate by Astra USA
    800-262-0460

    MS Contin Purdue Frederick Co.
    800-633-4741

    Tylox by Ortho-McNeil Pharma.
    800-797-7737

    Roxane Laboratories Inc. Free
    800-274-8651

    3M Pharmaceuticals
    (800) 328-0255

    Products include: Most drug products sold by 3M Allergan, Inc.
    Allergan Patient Assistance Program
    c/o Judy McGee, Physician Services Representative 2525 Dupont Drive, Irvine, CA 92713

    Products include: Betagen, Botox, Pilagan, Epifrin

    Alza Pharmaceuticals (415) 962-4243

    Products include: Testoderm, Ocusert, Progestasert

    Amgen
    (800) 272-9376

    Products include: Epogen, Neupogen

    Astra USA, Inc.
    (800) 488-FAIR (488-3247)

    Products include:
    Foscavir injection

    Baxter Healthcare Corporation
    (800) 423-2090

    Products include: A Patient Assistance Program is being developed for Gammagard S/D and should be ready in about 3-4 months.

    Bayer Corporation
    (800) 998-9180

    Products include: Mycelex and several other products

    Berlex Laboratories
    (800) 473-5832, (800) 888-4112

    Products include: Betapace, Betaseron for SC injection, Fludara, Quinaglute Dura-Tabs

    Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    (800) 556-8317

    Products include: All products covered except controlled substances

    Boots Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Boots Cares Program
    300 Tri-State International Center
    Suite 200
    Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4415
    Attn: Sandy Bauco

    Products include:Synthroid tablets

    Bristol Myers Oncology
    (800) 272-4878

    Products include: Bicnu, Blenoxane, Ceenu, Cytoxan, Hydrea, Ifex/Mesna, Lysodren, Megace, Mutamycin, Paraplatin, Platinol, Rubex, Taxol, Vepesid

    Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    (800) 257-3273, (800) CHIRON-8 (245-7668)

    Products include: Aredia, Cytadren, Actigall, Anafranil, Anturane, Apresazide, Apresoline, Brethaire, Brethine, Cataflam, Desferal, Esidrix, Esimil, Estraderm, Habitrol, Ismelin, Lamprene, Lioresal, Lopressor, Lopressor/HCT Lotensin, Lotensin/HCT, Ludiomil, PBZ, Regitine, Rimactane, Ser-Ap-Es, Slow-K, Tegretol, TEN-K, Tofranil, Tofranil-PM, Transderm-Scop, Transdermal-Nitro, Voltaren

    Connaught Laboratories, Inc.
    (717) 839-4617

    Products include: TheraCys BCG live intravesical
     

    Convatec - A Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    200 Headquarters Park Drive
    Skillman, NJ 08558
    P.O. Box 5254
    Princeton, NJ 08543-5254
    (800) 422-8811,
    (908) 281-2815

    Convatec is a manufacturer of ostomy, wound care and incontinence
    products.

    DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company

    Products include: All non-controlled prescription products

    Eli Lilly and Company
    (800) 545-6962

    Products include: Most all Lilly prescription products and insulins. Fisons Pharmaceuticals

    Gastrocon Patient Assistance Program
    P.O. Box 1766
    Rochester, NY 14603-1766

    Products include: Gastrocrom capsules

    Fujisawa
    (800) 477-6472

    Prograf
    (708) 317-8636

    Products include: NebuPent

    Genentech, Inc.
    (800) 879-4747

    Products include: Actimmune, Activase, Protropin, Nutrpoin

    Glaxo Wellcome
    (800) 745-2967

    Customer Service (800)334-0032
    Patient Assistance (800) 722-9294
    Reimbursement Line (800) 423-6869

    Products include: Aleran, Blenoxane, Imruan, Leukeran, Myleran, Navelbine, Purinethol, Thioguanine, Zofran, Zovirax, and allother Glaxo Wellcome products

    Hoechst-Marion-Roussel, Inc.
    (800) 362-7466
    Customer Information Line
    (800) 552-3656

    Products Include: Carafate, Altace, A/T/S, Claforan, Diabeta, Lasix, Lorpox, Topicort, Trental, and other prescription products (except Rifadin, Rifamate, Rifater, Tenuate)

    Immunex
    (800) 466-8639, (206) 587-0430

    Products include: Leukine, Novantrone, Thioplex, and all other currently marketed Immunex prescription products

    Janssen
    (800) 544-2987

    Products include: Duragesic, Ergamisol, Hismanal, Imodium, Nizoral tablets, Propulsid, Sporanox capsules, Vermox

    Knoll Pharmaceutical Company
    (800) 524-2474

    Products include: Isoptin, Rythmol, Santyl

    Lederle Oncology
    (800) LED-CARE (533-2273)

    Products include: Mitoxantrone, Leucovorin, Methotrexate, Thiotepa, and all other oral pharmaceutical products (except controlled drugs)

    Liposome Company, Inc.
    Financial Assistance Program: (800) 335-5476 Reimbursememt: (800) 345-2252 Executive Offices: (609) 452-7060

    Products include: Abelcet

    McNeil Pharmaceutical
    (800) 682-6532

    Products include: Prescription products prescribed according to approved labeled indications and dosage regimens

    Merck Human Health Division
    (800) NSC-MERCK (672-6372)

    Products include: Many Merck products

    Miles Inc. Pharmaceutical Division
    (800) 998-9180

    Products include: All Miles, Inc. prescription medications used as recommended in prescribing information

    Nabi (formerly known as Univax)
    (800) 789-2099

    Products include:
    WinRho SD

    Ortho Biotech
    (800) 553-3851

    Products include: Leustatin, Procrit

    Parke-Davis
    (800) 755-0120

    Products include:  Most Parke-Davis medications, including Accupril, Cognex, Cilatin, Lopid, Neurotin, Nitrostar, Sublingual, Procan SR, Zarontin

    Pfizer, Inc.
    (800) 646-4455

    Products include: Diflucan, and all other Pfizer products

    Pharmacia & Upjohn
    (800) 366-5570

    Products include: Adriamycin, EMCYT, Fragmin, Idamycin, Zinecard, Adrucil, Azulfidine, Dipentum, Folex PFS, Meosar, Vincasar, Mycotubin

    Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    (800) 448-4878

    Products include:  Asocial, Tantrum capsules, Didronel, Entex, Macrodantin, Macrobid

    Purdue Frederick
    (203) 853-0123, ext. 4800

    Products include: Alferon N, MS Contin, OxyContin

    Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc.
    (610) 454-8298

    Products include:
    All products are eligible, with some limitations on supply

    Roche Laboratories
    (800) 443-6676,
    (800) 285-4484

    Products include: Matulane, Roferon-A, and all other Roche product line

    Roxane
    (800) 274-8651
    Customer Service (800) 348-0120
    Medical Information (800) 327-4865

    Products include: Marinol, Oramorph, Roxanol, Roxicodane, Torecan

    Sandoz
    (800) 447-6673,
    (203) 746-8958
    The second number is to NORD, Inc., the parent company of Sandoz.

    Products include: Clorazil, DynaCirc, Eldepryl, Lescol, Sandimmune, Sandoglobulin,

    Sandostatin Sanofi Winthrop Pharmaceuticals
    (800) 446-6267

    Products include: Aralen, Breonesin, Bronkometer, Danocrine, Drisdol, Hytaketol, Isuprel, Mytelase, NegGram, pHisoHex, Primaquine, Plaquenil, Trancopal

    Schering Oncology
    (800) 521-7157

    Products include: Intron-A, Eulexin, and all other products

    Searle
    (800) 542-2526

    Products include: antihypertensives - Aldactazide, Aldactone, Calan SR, Kerlone; antihypertensives/anti-anginal/antiarrhythmics - Calan; antiarrhythmics; Norpace, Norpace CR; prevention of NSAID-induced gastric ulcers Cytotec; quinolone anti-infective Maxaquin

    Sequus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    (800) 375-1658,
    (415) 323-9011

    Products include: Doxil

    Serono Laboratories, Inc.
    (617) 982-9000

    Products include: Metrodin (FSH)

    Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
    Access to Care Program
    1 Franklin Plaza FP 1320
    P.O. Box 7929
    Philadelphia, PA 19101-7929
    (800) 546-0420

    Products include:
    Amoxil, Augmentin, Bactroban, Compazine, Dyazide, Famvir, Kytril, Relafen, Riduara, Tagamet, and most other Smithkline Beecham prescription products

    Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    901 Sawyer Road
    Marietta, GA 30062
    Attn: Patient Assistance Program
    (800) 788-9277,
    (770) 578-551

    Products include: All medications distributed by Solvay

    Syntex Laboratories, Inc.
    (800) 822-8255,
    (202) 508-6568

    Products include: All Syntax products

    Tap
    (800) 453-8438

    Products include: Lupron

    Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
    (703) 706-5933

    Products include:
    Norplant and other various products

    Zeneca
    (800) 424-372;
    (800) 767-4424

    Products include: Arimidex, Casodex, Nolvadex, Zoladex