Diabetes can be expensive and many people with it need help paying some of the bills. Having an insurance plan in place would be ideal but is not the case for everyone. If you lack health care coverage, many drug companies provide healthcare assistance if you meet specific requirements. Below is a list of sites that can help you get specific assistance. For the pharmaceutical sites, determine who manufactures the drug you need and contact them to see what assistance they can provide.
| Company | Program | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | Abbott Patient Assistance | 800-222-6885 |
| Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Amylin Patient Assistance | 800-330-7647 |
| AztraZeneca Pharm. | AstraZeneca Foundation Patient Assistance | 800-424-3727 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation | 800-736-0003 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | Lilly Cares | 800-545-6962 |
| GlaxoSmithKline | Bridges to Access | 866-728-4368 |
| Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals | Merck/Schering-Plough Patient Assistance | 800-347-7503 |
| Novartis Pharm. Corp. | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Patient Assistance | 800-277-2254 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc. | Novo Nordisk Diabetes Patient Assistance | 866-310-7549 |
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Pfizer Inc.
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Pfizer Helpful Answers Pfizer Bridge Program (Endocrine Care) Pfizer Pfriends Savings Program |
800-706-2400 800-645-1280 800-706-2400 |
| Roche Laboratories Inc. | Roche Laboratories Patient Assistance | 877-757-6243 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals | Takeda Patient Assistance Program |
800-830-9159 877-582-5332 |
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