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.
Patients pay 70–85 percent of retail price with discount card.
For Medicare beneficiaries only.
Not applicable; Zocor is available as a generic, so it is not covered by the programs.
Patients pay 80–85 percent of retail price with discount card.