Table A1.
Question: In the Past Year, on Average, How Often Have You Used the Following to Gain Access to Unfunded Oral Chemotherapy Treatment? (n = 158)
| Method | Frequency |
Yes |
Never |
Do Not Know |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly |
Monthly |
Every 6 Months |
Annually |
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Shipping drugs from other countries | 2 | 1.7 | 4 | 2.5 | 7 | 4.4 | 16 | 10.1 | 29 | 18.7 | 124 | 78.5 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Referring patients to other countries for treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.9 | 16 | 10.1 | 28 | 17.7 | 47 | 29.7 | 111 | 70.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Enrolling patients onto clinical trials | 35 | 22.2 | 56 | 35.4 | 45 | 28.5 | 8 | 5.1 | 144 | 91.2 | 15 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| False claims on forms or dictations to fit funding criteria for drugs | 3 | 1.9 | 11 | 7.0 | 31 | 19.6 | 5 | 3.2 | 50 | 31.7 | 104 | 65.8 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Using leftover drug supplies from other patients | 3 | 1.9 | 13 | 8.2 | 25 | 15.8 | 9 | 5.7 | 50 | 31.6 | 103 | 65.2 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Special request forms to government agencies | 59 | 37.3 | 46 | 29.1 | 33 | 20.9 | 8 | 5.1 | 146 | 92.4 | 12 | 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Compassionate access programs | 41 | 25.9 | 68 | 43.0 | 40 | 25.3 | 3 | 1.9 | 152 | 96.1 | 6 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 |