Thursday, May 14, 2009

Pfizer and other companies offer free Rx drugs to unemployed

Seizing an opportunity for goodwill in difficult economic times, Pfizer has offered unemployed Americans who lost their health insurance and have been unemployed since January 1, 2009 free prescriptions for up to one year, according to a report in the Miami Herald. The new program includes 70 of the company's drugs, including cholesterol drug Lipitor, painkiller Celebrex and erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. It has no income limit. Patients can register for the program by calling 1-866-706-2400 or by visiting http://www.pfizerhelpfulanswers.com/. (No angle is lost amidst the good deeds. The media had a field day with the realization that the unemployed male can now enjoy free Viagra for an entire year!)

Other companies, such as Abbott, Amgen, Merck and Wyeth are also expanding their patient assistance programs to ease the economic challenges of poor or unemployed patients.

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