OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Partnership for Prescription Assistance, a groundbreaking nationwide initiative to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need, launched the Oklahoma chapter today. The partnership brings together America’s pharmaceutical companies, doctors and other health care providers, patient advocates and community leaders to help patients find the public or private patient assistance program that’s right for them.
As the state chapter of the new national program, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance of Oklahoma provides a single point of access to more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs, including more than 180 programs offered by the pharmaceutical companies. These programs provide assistance for nearly 2,500 brand name medicines and a wide range of generics. Patients in need may qualify to get prescription medicines for free or nearly free. Qualifying patients will also be given information on how to contact government programs.
“We are very happy to join the Partnership for Prescription Assistance of Oklahoma,” said John Motil, Executive Director of Community Health Charities of Oklahoma. “This partnership will undoubtedly help thousands who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need.”
To find out if they qualify, patients can visit a user-friendly Web site or call toll free to speak with a trained specialist who will guide them through the application process in English, Spanish and approximately 150 other languages. Millions of patients across the country have received free or nearly free medicines through these programs, and millions more may qualify.
“More than 400,000 people in our state who lack prescription coverage and have difficulty affording their medicines could benefit from this program,” says Dr. Phil Woodward of the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association. “We will work with our contacts across the state to spread the word about this important initiative.”
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance of Oklahoma is part of an extensive nationwide grassroots program. The state chapter will work with community leaders to help boost enrollment in and awareness of patient assistance programs throughout Oklahoma.
Patients who need help paying for their prescription medicines should call toll-free at 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669) or visit http://www.pparxok.org to see if they qualify.
Partnership for Prescription Assistance of Oklahoma
CONTACT: Scott Mitchell of Partnership for Prescription Assistance ofOklahoma, +1-405-942-6496, or cell, +1-405-623-2189
Web site: http://www.pparxok.org/
