betaseron patient assistance

if Rebif has been working you hate to make a change. There are very good patient assistance programs and like C wrote, they often bring the copay down to zero. I believe Rebif and Copaxone are about to fall off the list of drugs eligible for us in the UK on the NHS... they didn't feel the efficacy of the drug was worth the cost. One of the injectables fell off our formulary last year too, I think it might have been betaseron would no longer be covered.

I am also on Copaxone - can I suggest that you talk with them again at Shared Solutions and ask what criteria they use for patient assistance? They fund for people without insurance or underinsured through NORD - national organization of rare disease. Unfortunately it sometimes takes more than one phone call to connect with the right people at SS to get help. If you can't work it out with SS you might talk to your neurologist about other options.

The pharmas all have patient assistance programs for people who need help wit the financial side of taking their drug. They want you on their particiular one and will do what's needed to make that happen. Gilenya has a very generous pt assistance program and I hope they can be of help to you.The overall cost of these drugs really is outrageous, especially for the older drugs that should have had their research costs recovered years ago.

I just received my letter stating that I can receive Betaseron for $50 a month. We have to pay up front on our insurance, so I filled out the form for patient assistance (upon Betaseron rep's recommendation). I found the form by googling "Betaseron Patient Assistance Program". Have you been directed to the form?

All of the CRAB (copaxone/rebif/avonex, betaseron) drug companies have patient assistance programs, if they are needed. I recommend calling your insurance first though, to see what their preferences are- because with mine, they wanted me to try certain ones first, before they would agree to pay for the others. I have know idea why, and neither did the agent I was speaking to. There aren't any generics available for these drugs. With a prescription from your doctor, you should be okay.

Please do not despair about this glitch - if nothing else, there are patient assistance programs from all of the pharmaceutical companies that will also help with the drug cost. If I'm remembering correctly, betaseron has a $0 copay program for folks with insurance and very good help for those who don't. Again, I'm sorry for the reasons you've joined us.

could anyone give me ideas as to where or who i would contact to get some patient assistance for acute hep c treatment? I am not working, cannot wait on s.s. disability. I try to do some construction work when available, but it is really rough.

My classmate and friend, who is also the pharmacy tech where I pick up most of my prescriptions, blurted out an expletive when she saw how a one-month supply of Betaseron injections cost ($4600). Luckily my co-pay was $1 through Medicaid, which I'm eligible for so long as I remain a dirt poor student. As much as I want to be cynical about big pharmaceutical companies, I had a $10 co-pay through Bayer's Betaseron patient assistance program when I was without insurance.

I got in touch with my neurologist so we can go ahead with the MS dx. I spoke to a woman over at the Betaseron Patient Assistance Program and once he makes it official we can move forward with processing my application. I was told it would cost between $30-$150 per 90 day supply (or in my case, being the lowly, no-income student that I am, $30-$45). I was worried that living in one state and traveling to another for school would be a problem and she assured me it's quite common.

I just called the neuro office and they told me the doc had ordered Betaseron, so I am going to look that one up as i am not sure if that is one drug or one of many, thanks Tyler

My Dr. wants me to start the new oral meds after the baby is born. I was on Betaseron for one year before we conceived. In that year, I had three relapses that required steroids. He said that ment that the Betaseron was not effective. One of the relapses really does not caount against the treatment because it was the 10th week of the treatment. I guess I am ok with trying the new meds. What do you all think? Would you try it? Do you think that it is a good idea?

t found the nurse navigators to be that helpful, sorry to say. Novartis, the makers of gilenya have a patient pay assistance program that pays your copayment for one year. Before you call the nurse line, I'd talk to my insurance company to be absolutely sure they will not pay. I know there are companies out there who are not on board with this yet, so it could be a very expensive drug for you to consider if you know they are already agains paying.

I was reading the post about suboxone prices ,someone wanted to know if the was any assistance for the cost . I did some research this is what I found RECKITT BENCKISER suboxone patient assistance programs 1-866-512-2216 I don't know what are the guidelines but its worth a call . Any little bit I am sure would be very helpful. If I find anything else I will post it.

I have been taking Betaseron for over 14 years, with no substantial side effects. I was told I would have to switch over to Extavia after the first of the year. ??????????? I have a couple problems with the Extavia, One being it looks to me that Extavia may be trying to save some money ,[[ At the patients expense ] one--a possible cheaper syringe???

I used Betaseron and now Gilanya. I have better results so far with gilenya. Origionally, I chose Betaseron over Avonex because I would rather have less side effects more often that be completely wiped out once a week as a mother of little ones. The Gilenya does not seem to cause such a problem. I hope that you can get the med that best suits you approved with your insurance. Sometimes the doctors office has to get ugly with the insurance on your behalf. Best wishes to you!

I wanted to share some encouraging news for people who have Chronic Hep B and have financial difficulty affording Baraclude. I contacted Brystol Myers Squibb and applied for the Patient Assistance Program. The website and application is here: http://www.bms.com/products/Pages/programs.aspx It took about a week and they have approved me to receive the medication and are shipping it to my home.

I have been off of Betaseron for about 2 weeks now and my eyes are back to being very uncomfortable. Before I started Avonex eye pressure and pain was a huge problem. Now it is is starting again.

m not on betaseron, but am glad to hear you are making a change to see if you can find a combination to slow your MS. Getting the new MRI done on the stronger machine is so important for your baseline... it will give your new neuro a good view as to where you are coming from. And you're right, it might show where you have new damage that is causing your changes.

I started on Betaseron within a month of the diagnosis. I have symptoms from the old lesions but never had another clinical exacerbation. I stopped taking the Betaseron after 6 years (two months ago). Two more MRIs after diagnosis showed no new lesions. The second MRI (a year after diagnosis) looked like "classic M.S." (I was told by an M.S. specialist). The third MRI (last year) showed some of the lesions were smaller. Question: by whatever criteria is being used now, is this M.S.?

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