Pfizer Public Policy: Patient & Prescription Assistance Programs

Pfizer invests heavily in research and development to discover new treatments that will alleviate suffering and give hope to patients around the world. But inventing medicines isn't enough if the people who need them can't get them. Pfizer believes that having a limited income should not limit access to medicines, so Pfizer is taking steps to improve access to prescription drugs.

Key Points

• Pfizer, along with other drug companies, supports the broadest access possible to medicines.
• Pfizer has established its own programs to help patients who need but cannot afford our drugs.
• Pfizer actively supported extending drug coverage to elderly and disabled Americans through the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act.

Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies have established special programs to help ensure that patients on limited incomes and those without insurance can obtain needed drugs. Pfizer Helpful Answers^® is a family of assistance programs for the uninsured and underinsured who need help getting Pfizer medicines. These programs provide Pfizer medicines for free or at a savings to patients who qualify. Some programs also offer reimbursement support services for people with insurance. For more information, see Pfizer Helpful Answers^®.

Whether you are prescribed a Pfizer or a Wyeth medicine, Pfizer is committed to helping patients in need get uninterrupted access to their medicines. Visit PfizerHelpfulAnswers.com to learn more about the Pfizer and Wyeth Patient Assistance Programs.

Pfizer's programs build on health insurance programs available through state and federal governments. Many low-income Americans are eligible for health insurance coverage through the Medicaid program, administered by the states. The Medicaid program includes a drug benefit that offers prescription drugs at little-to-no cost. Most Americans over the age of 65, regardless of income, are eligible for Medicare, which now offers a prescription drug benefit.

Pfizer actively supported the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit which became law in 2003. Under the new Medicare law, Medicare beneficiaries have all or part of their prescription drug costs covered by the government. Learn More About Medicare Drug Benefits.

Pfizer Helpful Answers is a joint program of Pfizer Inc and the Pfizer Patient Assistance Foundation^™.

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Government Programs

Learn more about government programs.

• Visit Government Programs

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Patient Assistance Programs

For more than twenty years, Pfizer has maintained a commitment to making its medicines available to patients in need by donating its most advanced medicines to low-income, uninsured patients. Learn more about medicine donation programs around the world.

• Visit Enabling Global Access
• Visit U.S. Patient Assistance Programs

Last Updated 2009