Discount Drug Cards

• AARP Prescription Savings Service: 800/289-6031 or www.aarp.org

• "Available-to-the-Public" Discount Cards (one of many) Peoples Prescription Plan: 800/690-7733

• Eli Lilly's Lilly Answers Card: 877/RX-LILLY

• GlaxoSmithKline Orange Card: 888/672-6436 or www.gsk.com

• Novartis Care Care: 866/974-CARE or novartis.com

• Pfizer Share Card: 800/717-6005 or www.pfizer.com

• Together Rx Card: 800/865-7211 or www.Together-Rx.com
  

Programs

• Benefits Check Up: Established by the National Council on Aging to help you identify your eligibility for a variety of assistance programs. (www.benefitscheckup.org)

• National Organization for Rare Diseases: Offers prescription drug assistance for those with rare conditions.(877/999-6173 or www.rarediseases.org)

• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA): Includes a directory of programs that provide drugs to physicians whose patients cannot otherwise afford them. (800/762-4636 or www.phrma.org)

• TRICARE: Offers assistance to those in the military or retired vets. (www.tricare.osd.mil)

• Veteran's Benefits: 877/222-8387 or www.va.gov

Other Resources

• Medicare: Provides information on public and private discount medication programs. (www.medicare.gov/prescription/home.asp)

• The Cost Containment Research Institute: Offers a 32-page booklet, Free and Low Cost Prescription Drugs. For a copy, send $5 to Institute Fulfillment Center, Booklet #P.D.-77; P.O. Box 210, Dallas, PA, 18612-0210 (www.institutedc.org)