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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 19.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 May–Jun;28(3):827–834. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.3.827

EXHIBIT 2.

Drug Company–Sponsored Prescription Drug Access Programs For The Ten Top-Selling Medications In The United States In 2006

Drug Type of benefit Income eligibility Can have other insurance? Fees or copays required No. of other drugs covered by program
Lipitor PAP Undisclosed No Zero 62
Pharmacy card No guidelines No Zeroa 97

Nexium PAP <300% of poverty No Zero 13
PAP <300% of poverty Yesb Zero 13

Advair Diskus PAP <250% of poverty, spent >$600 on Part D in calendar year Yesb Zero 50
PAP <250% of poverty No $10 50

Aranesp PAP <750% of poverty No Zero 5

Prevacid PAP <300% of poverty Yes Zero 0

Epogen PAP <750% of poverty No Zero 5

Zocor c c c c c

Enbrel PAP Undisclosed Yes Zero 0

Seroquel PAP <300% of poverty No Zero 13
PAP <300% of poverty Yesb Zero 13

Singulair Pharmacy card <200% of poverty Yes Zerod 9
PAP <200% of poverty Yes Zero 11

SOURCES: List of top-selling drugs obtained from IMS Health (see Note 10 in text). Other information derived from authors’ survey of drug company–sponsored pharmacy assistance programs (PAPs), 2007.

NOTES: PAP is patient assistance program. FPL is federal poverty level.

a

Patients pay 70–85 percent of retail price with discount card.

b

For Medicare beneficiaries only.

c

Not applicable; Zocor is available as a generic, so it is not covered by the programs.

d

Patients pay 80–85 percent of retail price with discount card.