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Free Medication for Low Income People

 

There are some pharmaceutical companies that offer free medications to low-income families. They require a doctor's consent and proof of your financial status. Depending on what your insurance covers, you may be able to apply. A few companies even allow family incomes as high as $40,000 annually (offset by expenses, of course). 

Here is a list of psychotropic medications with corresponding companies that feature patient-assistance programs and their contact numbers.
Note: Some of these companies may prefer to speak directly with your doctor.


Good websites "Needy Meds" & The Medicine Program

Brand Name
Pharmaceutical Company
Program Phone #

Asendin
Lederle Laboratories
703/706-5933

BuSpar
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
800/332-2056

Calan
Searle
800/542-2526

Clozaril
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
800/257-3273

SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
800/546-0420

Depakote
Abbott Laboratories
800/441-4987

Desyrel (150 & 300 mg pills only)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
800/332-2056

Effexor
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
703/706-5933

Elavil
Zeneca Pharmaceuticals
800/424-3727

Eskalith
Scios, Inc.
800/633-0711

Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
800/797-7737

Isoptin
Knoll Pharmaceutical Company
800/524-2474

Klonopin
Roche Laboratories, Inc.
800/285-4484

Lithobid
Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
800/788-9277

Loxitane
Lederle Laboratories
703/706-5933

Ludiomil
Ciba Pharmaceuticals
800/257-3273

Luvox
Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
800/788-9277

Navane
Pfizer Inc.
800/646-4455

Norpramin
Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.
800/221-4025

Brand Name
Pharmaceutical Company
Program Phone #

Remeron
Organon
800/241-8812

Parnate
Scios, Inc.
800/633-0711

Paxil
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
800/546-0420

Prolixin, Prolixin Decanoate
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
800/332-2056

Prozac
Eli Lilly and Company
800/545-6962

Risperdal
Janssen Pharmaceutical
800/544-2987

Serax
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
703/706-5933

Serentil
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
800/556-8317

Serzone
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
800/332-2056

Sinequan
Pfizer Inc.
800/646-4455

Stelazine
Scios, Inc.
800/633-0711

Surmontil
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
703/706-5933

Tegretol
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
800/257-3273

Thorazine
Scios, Inc.
800/633-0711

Trilafon
Schering Laboratories/Key Pharmaceuticals
800/656-9485

Valium
Roche Laboratories, Inc.
800/285-4484

Wellbutrin
Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
800/722-9294

Zoloft
Pfizer Inc.
800/646-4455

This list provided, courtesy of NAMI (National Alliance of the Mentally Ill)

 

 

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