Demystifying pharmaceutical patient assistance programs

Prescription drug costs impose a significant financial burden on the United States healthcare system. Patients with chronic dermatologic diseases often require long-term and expensive prescription drugs. In an effort to expand drug availability, pharmaceutical companies fund patient assistance programs (PAPs) to assist disadvantaged patients in gaining access to high-priced brand name medications with no suitable therapeutic alternative. Patients and clinical staff often face difficulty navigating the various PAPs. Herein, we seek to explore the utility, criteria, and challenges in PAPs and provide a practical discourse for dermatologists caring for medically indigent patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

The Journal of dermatological treatment - 33(2022), 1 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 336-341

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Collier, Erin K [VerfasserIn]
Price, Kyla N [VerfasserIn]
Hsiao, Jennifer L [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Vivian Y [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dermatology medications
Financial assistance
Journal Article
Patient assistance programs
Pharmaceutical companies
Prescription Drugs
Prescription drugs

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Date Completed 15.02.2022

Date Revised 15.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/09546634.2020.1753642

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308928385