Pricing prescription drugs.Citizens with low incomes, including those age 18 to 64, can get discounted prescription drugs prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, through two new programs--Rx Outreach and Together Rx Access. They are part of a growing list of special programs developed by the pharmaceutical industry to lower drug costs for those who can least afford them. Rx Outreach is a new patient assistance program (with an extremely simple application form) developed by Express Scripts Specialty Distribution Services. It offers 35 generic medications at affordable prices to anyone with an income under 250 percent of the federal poverty level ($23,275 for singles and $31,225 for couples). The medicines available are useful for many chronic conditions. Together Rx Access provides a discount card for uninsured people of modest means who are younger than 65 and have no public or private coverage for drug costs. Launched by 10 pharmaceutical manufacturers in January, the program is aimed at people earning at or below $30,000 for an individual, $40,000 for a couple, $50,000 for a family of three and $60,000 for a family of four. The new program offers savings on 275 name-brand drugs for high cholesterol Cholesterol, High Definition Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in animal tissue and is an important component to the human body. It is manufactured in the liver and carried throughout the body in the bloodstream. , high blood pressure, heartburn heartburn, burning sensation beneath the breastbone, also called pyrosis. Heartburn does not indicate heart malfunction but results from nervous tension or overindulgence in food or drink. and ulcers Ulcers (Digestive) Definition In general, an ulcer is any eroded area of skin or a mucous membrane, marked by tissue disintegration. In common usage, however, ulcer usually is used to refer to disorders in the upper digestive tract. , depression and erectile dysfunction Erectile Dysfunction Definition Erectile dysfunction (ED), formerly known as impotence, is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection long enough to engage in sexual intercourse. . Participating companies are Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. It has over 65,000 employees and operates in 130 countries. The corporate headquarters are in Abbott Park, Illinois, a neighborhood of North Chicago, Illinois. , AstraZeneca, BristolMyers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, Takeda and TAP Pharmaceutical Products. Other plans, begun several years earlier, focus on seniors, or require Medicare eligibility. Still going strong, at least for 2005, these include the Together Rx Card launched in 2002 by seven manufacturers. It provides discounts of 20 percent to 40 percent on more than 130 medicines to people with low incomes including Medicare beneficiaries with incomes less than $28,000 per year ($38,000 for a couple). As of December 2004, the card has helped nearly a million and a half cardholders save more than $640 million. Eli Lilly Eli Lilly can refer to:
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