AstraZeneca Patient Prescription Assistance Program
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Find out if a senior in your life is eligible for financial assistance with the AstraZeneca medications they have been prescribed.
 Seniors on a tight budget can find reprieve for high drug costs from the most unlikely of places—the pharmaceutical companies. AstraZeneca, one of the country's large pharmaceutical companies, offers a Patient Prescription Assistance Program. The following guidelines must be met in order to qualify:
- Individuals living alone must have an annual income under $30,000. A two-person household must have an annual income under $40,000.
- 3% of your annual income must be spent on prescription medications.
Seniors who have not yet spent 3% of their annual income on prescriptions but will within the year can open an account in the program; the account is marked pending until the qualifying amount is reached. Covered drugs include:
- Arimidex, a drug used to treat breast cancer in post-menopausal women
- Casodex, a treatment for prostate cancer
- Crestor, a statin that reduces cholesterol
- High blood pressure medications include Atacand, Atacand HCT and Plendil
- Stomach and esophageal issue medications include Prilosec and Nexium
- Asthma medications Accolate, Pulmicort Flexhaler, Rhinocort Aqua and Symbicort
- Mood stabilizer Seroquel and Seroquel XR
- Toprol-XL, a beta-blocker
- Migraine medication Zomig-ZMT and both tablet and nasal spray versions of Zomig
Eligibility is not affected by having Medicare Part D coverage or no coverage at all; however, seniors with Medicare Part D should call (800) 957-6285 for assistance, whereas those with no coverage should call (800) 424-3727. When phoning, you will need to provide a social security number, contact details, your monthly total gross income and your monthly prescription costs.
Refresher:
AstraZeneca's Patient Prescription Assistance Program provides eligible seniors a chance to lower their prescription cost.
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