Low cost or free prescription assistance is available from America's pharmaceutical companies. Each individual pharmaceutical company has its own eligibility criteria. The criteria may include one or more of the following:

• Income guidelines
• Citizenship status
• Asset guidelines
• Veterans benefits status
• Prescription benefits currently received through other programs, such as Medicaid

In 2004 alone, an estimated 6.6 million patients received 22,119,664 prescriptions through these programs. To see if someone qualifies for assistance visit www.pparx.org.

	Partner organizations offering a wide range of specialized patient testing and assistance programs at low or no cost, regardless of your current health coverage.
	Watch this space for further information on the prescription assistance programs available in your area.