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New Fact Sheets Released on Access to Medications

Maintaining access to a fully array of psychiatric medications is an on-going challenge as states struggle to contain Medicaid costs.  In response, NAMI has developed a set of two companion fact sheets for all psychiatric medications and a similar set just for antidepressants.  The Access fact sheets highlight research on why people need an array of medications, while the Restricting Access fact sheets focus on research showing the negative impact of restricting access.  Please click here to download these fact sheets from the web.

These one-page fact sheets are ideal for use with Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committees (or similar comm ittees), state legislators, and state Medicaid agencies, among others.  Also consider using them to educate your members and allies and to provide talking points in letters to the editor or other media uses.  

April 5, 2005

NAMI Joins the "Partnership for Prescription Assistance"

New Nationwide Campaign Helps People Get the Prescription Medicines They Need

A coalition of biopharmaceutical research companies, doctors, other health care providers, patient advocacy organizations, and community groups have come together to form the Partnership for Prescription Assistance -- the largest private-sector program to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that is right for them.

NAMI is proud to be a part of this groundbreaking effort.

By calling 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669), patients can learn whether they may be eligible for one or more patient assistance program. A trained specialist will ask a series of short questions and help identify the right patient assistance program for them.

Patients can also visit the program's user-friendly Web site, www.pparx.org, which will guide them through the application process.

The patient assistance programs available through the Partnership for Prescription Assistance offers prescription medicines to treat a broad range of illnesses, including mental illnesses.

Though each patient assistance program has its own eligibility criteria, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance encourages anyone who does not have prescription coverage and has trouble affording their medicines to call 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669) or visit www.pparx.org to see if they may qualify for one or more programs.

In addition to handling calls from English and Spanish speaking callers, the call center will be able to take calls from callers speaking more than 150 other languages.

Listed below are links for specific information on medications  

Cymbalta (duloxetine)

Depakote (divalproex)
General information about Depakote (divalproex)

Effexor (venlafaxine)
General information about Effexor (venlafaxine)

Geodon (ziprasidone)
General information about Geodon (ziprasidone)

Lithium
General information about Lithium

Lexapro (escitalopram)

Luvox (fluvoxamine)
General information about Luvox (fluvoxamine)

Paxil (paroxetine)
General information about Paxil (paroxetine)

Prozac (fluoxetine)
General information about Prozac (fluoxetine)

Remeron (mirtazepine)
General information about Remeron (mirtazepine)

Risperdal (risperidone)
General information about Risperdal (risperidone)

Risperdal Consta
General information about Risperdal Consta

Seroquel (quetiapine)
General information about Seroquel (quetiapine)

Wellbutrin (buproprion)
General information about Wellbutrin (buproprion)

Zoloft (sertraline)
General information about Zoloft (sertraline)

Zyprexa (olanzapine)
General information about Zyprexa (olanzapine)
 

General Information about Medications

National Institute of Mental Health
Information about psychotropic medication from the NIH institute.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
This federal agency's website has consumer information on drugs approved by the FDA since January 1998.

Prescription Drug Assistance Program
Information on free or low-cost medications provided by pharmaceutical companies.

Need assistance getting your medications? 

Rxforillinois.org is a service brought to you by a collaboration of concerned individuals and organizations joining America's pharmaceutical companies to improve health care access for the citizens of Illinois.  Phone: 877-793-6745