Table 2.
Resources for patients with acromegaly
| Purpose | Resource |
|---|---|
| Administration and adherence | Automated adherence reminders: emails, phone calls, letters, and text messages Mobile administration program: mobile HCPs deliver long-acting octreotide injections at home or at a convenient location |
| Symptom tracking | Diary of symptoms, test results, and side effects |
| Regular appointment schedule | |
| Patient education and emotional support | Acromegaly info (http://www.acromegalyinfo.com) |
| Hormone Health network (http://www.hormone.org) | |
| Pituitary Disorders (http://www.pituitarydisorder.net) | |
| Pituitary Foundation (http://www.pituitary.org.uk) | |
| Pituitary Society (http://www.pituitary-society.org) | |
| You and Your Hormones (http://www.yourhormones.info) | |
| Pituitary network Association (http://www.pituitary.org) | |
| Acromegaly Community (http://www.acromegalycommunity.com) | |
| Additional support groups and educational resources may be found through the endocrine societies of individual countries/regions | |
| Financial resources for patients without publicly funded health care | Financial assistance for lanreotide (http://acromegaly.somatulinedepot.com/resources/copay-savings-programs) |
| Financial assistance for octreotide and pasireotide (1-877-LAr-inFO, http://www.endocrineaccessnow.com) | |
| Additional financial information may be found through the endocrine societies of individual countries/regions |
Abbreviation: HCP, health care professional.