PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Definitions
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PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Definitions
PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Definitions BCCA SAP Class I Class II BC Cancer Agency Health Canada Special Access Program Reimbursed for active cancer or approved treatment or approved indication only Reimbursed for approved indications only. Completion of Class II Approval Form is necessary. In addition, where indicated, approval from Tumour Group Chair or delegate is required for reimbursement Reimbursement for approved indications only. Completion of the BCCA Compassionate Access Program Application (formerly Undesignated Indication Form) is necessary to provide the appropriate clinical information for each patient Restricted Funding The Patient Assistance Program chart is a general reference on the available programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers to help patients access specific drug therapies. Inclusion in the chart does not imply BC Cancer Agency endorsement of any drug therapy that is not approved on the BC Cancer Agency Benefit Drug List. Care has been taken to ensure accuracy of information; however it is not intended to replace specific information as provided by the manufacturer. Since program requirements are constantly evolving, it is advised that this chart not be used as a sole source of information. Home injection programs DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Buserelin (SUPREFACT®) Sanofi-Aventis Class I SUPREFACT® Home Injection Program Medicum Patient Assistance Program Tel: 1-877-787-3228 Fax: 1-877-787-3376 Assistance offered: • Home delivery (weigh bills provided to pharmacies to ship buserelin and charge to the SUPREFACT® Community Care and Home Injection Program) • Home injection service (free of charge) Not required DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 1/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Degarelix (FIRMAGON®) Ferring Class I Not required Goserelin (ZOLADEX®) Astra-Zeneca Class I Leuprolide (ELIGARD®) Sanofi-Aventis Class I Leuprolide (LUPRON®) TAP Pharmaceuticals Class I FIRMAGON® Care Program Tel: 1-866-872-5772 Fax: 1-877-722-2730 Assistance offered: • Home delivery (weigh bills provided to pharmacies to ship degarelix and charge to the FIRMAGON® Care Program) • Home injection service (free of charge) for nonambulatory patients near major centers (caseby-case basis in remote regions) ZOLADEX® Community Care and Home Injection Program Tel: 1-866-733-7511 Fax: 1-866-733-7514 Assistance offered: • Home delivery (weigh bills provided to pharmacies to ship goserelin and charge to the ZOLADEX® Community Care and Home Injection Program) free of charge ELIGARD® Home Injection Program Tel: 1-877-787-3228 Fax: 1-877-787-3376 Assistance offered: • Home delivery (weigh bills provided to pharmacies to ship leuprolide and charge to the ELIGARD® Community Care and Home Injection Program) • Home injection service (free of charge) LUPRON® Comfort Program Tel: 1-866-958-7766 Fax: 1-866-230-1398 Assistance offered: • Help for patients to obtain third party coverage • Financial assistance may be provided • Home injection service (free of charge) Not required Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 2/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Octreotide (SANDOSTATIN®) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Class I Access SANDOSTATIN® LAR Tel: 1-866-281-4688 Fax: 1-866-281-4689 Assistance offered: • Help for patients to obtain third party coverage • Financial assistance may be provided • Home injection service (free of charge) Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 3/19 Supportive care medications DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Aprepitant (EMEND®) Merck Funded by BCCA for approved indications for inpatient use only. Merck Canada Patient Assistance Program® Tel: 1-866-906-3725 Fax: 1-800-754-0151 Assistance offered: • Compassionate supply is available to patients without third party insurance coverage • Once certain criteria are met (i.e. proof of low income) medication is delivered to prescriber’s office or to a designated pharmacy to dispense and for patient pick up Fragmin® SmartSample Program Tel: 1-800-563-3274 Assistance offered: • Once prescribed by the physician, the physician will: o Apply for PharmaCare Special Authority o Give the patient a SmartSample® card • The SmartSample® card entitles the patient to a few free dalteparin pre-filled syringes from a community pharmacy for use while waiting for PharmaCare approval o treatment doses (5 free syringes) o prophylactic doses (10 free syringes) VICTORY® Program Tel: 1-888-706-4717 Fax: 1-888-987-2201 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • Darbepoetin will be shipped by Victory program to a designated pharmacy • Program to be initiated before patient goes to pharmacy Dalteparin (FRAGMIN®) Darbepoetin (ARANESP®) Pfizer Amgen Funded by BCCA for approved indications for inpatient use only. Not funded by BCCA PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY PharmaCare Special Authority required. Please fax form General Special Authority Request to PharmaCare Fax: 1-800-609-4884 PharmaCare Special Authority required. Please fax form Venous Thromboembolic Disease to PharmaCare Fax: 1-800-609-4884 Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 4/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Epoetin Alfa (EPREX®) Janssen Not funded by BCCA Filgrastim (NEUPOGEN®) Amgen Funded by BCCA for approved indications for inpatient use only. SPECTRUM Support Program for Eprex® Tel: 1-877-793-7739 Fax: 1-888-298-8854 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • A compassionate supply is available to patients without third party insurance coverage, based on financial needs • SPECTRUM program coordinates delivery with patients preferred pharmacy • Initial self injection training with Nurse available in most regions. SPECTRUM program will coordinate nurse home visit with patient VICTORY® Program Tel: 1-888-706-4717 Fax: 1-888-987-2201 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • Victory® Program will assist with the co-pay based on financial need and Fair PharmaCare deductible for each patient • Compassionate supply will be shipped by Victory® program to a designated pharmacy. • Program to be initiated and PharmaCare approval established before patient goes to the pharmacy PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required PharmaCare Special Authority required prior to program being initiated. Please fax form Filgrastim (GCSF) to PharmaCare Fax: 1-800-609-4884 If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 5/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Pegfilgrastim (NEULASTA®) Amgen Not funded by BCCA Valacyclovir (VALTREX®) GlaxoSmithKline Not funded by BCCA VICTORY® Program Tel: 1-888-706-4717 Fax: 1-888-987-2201 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • Compassionate supply will be shipped by Victory® program to a designated pharmacy • If patient is prescribed NEULASTA® and has no third party coverage, they will be offered NEUPOGEN® • Program to be initiated before patient goes to pharmacy VALTREX® Patient Assist Program Tel: 1-844-794-3577 Web: https://www.rxhelp.ca/Valtrex Assistance offered: • The VALTREX® Patient Assist Program will cover up to the difference between the out of pocket amount of branded VALTREX® (valacyclovir hydrochloride) versus the out of pocket amount a patient would have paid based on the average generic drug price. • This amount will vary depending on each patient’s coverage (i.e., public, private, none) in each province. • Patients must first have their prescription filled at a community pharmacy and have the receipt when they call the program PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 6/19 Drugs with assistance/reimbursement programs and/or coordination of insurance coverage DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Abiraterone (ZYTIGA®) Janssen Restricted Funding ZYTIGA® Access Program (ZAP) Tel: 1-855-998-4423 Fax: 1-855-998-4424 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients with or without third party insurance • No compassionate supply available • Home delivery available through McKesson Pharmacy • Home delivery of one blood pressure monitor per patient available PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 7/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Afatinib (GIOTRIF®) Boehringer Ingelheim Restricted Funding Axitinib (INLYTA®) Pfizer Restricted Funding Bevacizumab (AVASTIN®) Roche Class II or Restricted Funding based on indication Bendamustine (TREANDA®) Lundbeck Restricted Funding HeadStart Patient Assistance Program Tel: 1-800-987-9080 Fax: 1-800-637-3515 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients with or without third party insurance • No compassionate supply available • Home delivery available through BioScript Pharmacy Pfizer Oncology Reimbursement Assistance Program - Inlyta® Tel: 1-888-963-4778 Fax: 1-877-787-3376 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to eligible patients with third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay Roche Patient Assistance Program Tel: 1-888-748-8926 Fax: 1-888-532-1198 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients with third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • Infusion coordination provided if required TREANDA® Patient Support Program Tel: 1-855-489-6576 Fax: 1-855-212-7875 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • No compassionate supply available • Infusion coordination provided if required PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required Not required Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 8/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Bosutinib (Bosulif®) Pfizer Not funded by BCCA Capecitabine (XELODA®) Roche Class II or Restricted Funding based on indication Crizotinib (XALKORI®) Pfizer Restricted Funding Pfizer Reimbursement Assistance Program Tel: 1-888-963-4778 Fax: 1-877-787-3376 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to patients with or without third party insurance • Compassionate supply may be available Roche Patient Assistance Program Tel: 1-888-748-8926 Fax: 1-888-532-1198 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay XALKORI® Reimbursement Support Program First Resource Program (Medicum) Tel: 1-888-963-4778 Fax: 1-877-787-3376 Assistance offered: • Compassionate supply available for patients who qualify • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • Crizotinib will only be provided to patients who have tested ALK-positive using a validated ALK assay at a laboratory with demonstrated proficiency in the specific technology • Program does not coordinate or cover cost of ALK testing PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 9/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Dabrafenib (TAFINLAR®) GlaxoSmithKline Not funded by BCCA Denosumab (XGEVA®) Amgen Not funded by BCCA Doxorubicinpegylated liposomal (CAELYX®) Janssen Class II inReach Patient Support Program Tel: 1-888-475-4255 Fax: 1-888-475-3291 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to patients with or without third party insurance. Patients may be asked to co-pay based on household income. • Patient must be BRAF-positive • Program does not coordinate or cover cost of BRAF testing • Home delivery available through BioScript Pharmacy VICTORY® Program Tel: 1-888-706-4717 Fax: 1-888-987-2201 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay Richard K. Plante, Director of Oncology, Janssen Tel: 416-382-5078 Mobile: 416-805-4648 e-mail: rplante@its.jnj.com Enzalutamide (XTANDI®) Astellas Restricted Funding or Myrna O’ Brodovich, Medical Information, Janssen Tel: 1-800-567-3331 e-mail: medinfocanada@joica.jnj.com XTANDI® Patient Assistance Program Tel: 1-855-982-6348 Fax: 1-855-982-6349 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients with or without third party insurance • Home delivery available through McKesson Pharmacy PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required Not required Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 10/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Eribulin (HALAVEN®) Eisai Restricted Funding Erlotinib (TARCEVA®) Roche Class II or Restricted Funding based on indication Everolimus (AFINITOR®) Novartis Class II or Restricted Funding based on indication Eisai Assistance Program Tel: 1-866-601-7340 Fax: 1-866-246-7195 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • No compassionate supply available • Infusion coordination provided if required Roche Patient Assistance Program Tel: 1-888-748-8926 Fax: 1-888-532-1198 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay AfiniTRAC® Reimbursement Support Program Tel : 1-888-623-4648 Fax : 1-866-359-0175 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 11/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Fulvestrant (FASLODEX®) AstraZeneca Not funded by BCCA FasloCARE Program Tel: 1-877-327-5644 Fax: 1-877-327-5655 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients with or without third party insurance • Compassionate supply may be available • Home delivery available through McKesson Pharmacy PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required Astra Zeneca Patient Assistance Program Tel: 1-800-668-6000 Fax: 1-800-268-0774 Assistance offered: • For patients < 65 years of age: 1-3 month compassionate supply is available to patients without third party insurance coverage AND cannot self pay; medication is sent directly to requesting physician’s address; supply is renewable Imatinib (GLEEVEC®) Novartis Class II Interferon alpha (INTRON A®) Merck Class I Faslodex® Patient Benefit Program Assistance offered: • Program covers up to 20% of drug cost • Patient benefit card can be downloaded from www.innovi.ca and used multiple times GIST Alliance Tel: 1-855-489-4362 Fax: 1-855-788-3159 Assistance offered: • Program covers up to 20% of drug cost TM Merck Care Oncology Tel: 1-877-494-0454 Fax: 1-877-656-0686 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 12/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Ipilimumab (YERVOY®) Bristol-Myers Squibb Restricted Funding Lapatinib (TYKERB®) GlaxoSmithKline Restricted Funding Lenalidomide (REVLIMID®) Celgene Restricted Funding Letrozole (FEMARA®) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Class I YERVOY® Access to Hope Program Tel: 1-877-967-6626 Fax: 1-800-572-4971 Assistance offered: • Enrolment criteria: not for off-label indications • Financial assistance and compassionate supply available to all patients with or without third party insurance coverage on a case-by-case evaluation • Prescribers must complete a certification program prior to prescribing the drug via https://www.bmscanada.ca/en/health-careprofessionals/yervoy-tools-for-healthcareprofessionals-and-patients inReach® Patient Support Program Tel: 1-888-475-4255 Fax: 1-888-475-3291 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to patients with or without third party insurance. Patients may be asked to co-pay based on household income RevAid® program Tel: 1-888-738-2431 Fax: 1-877-585-2382 Website: www.revaid.ca Assistance offered: • Compassionate supply may be available for nonBCCA funded indications Access FEMARA® Tel: 1-888-233-6272 Fax: 1-800-808-4964 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • Compassionate supply of FEMARA® available based on financial need PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required Not required Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 13/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Nilotinib (TASIGNA®) Novartis Restricted Funding Pazopanib (VOTRIENT®) GlaxoSmithKline Restricted Funding Pemetrexed (ALIMTA®) Lilly Class II or Restricted Funding based on indication Pertuzumab (PERJETA®) Roche Restricted Funding GIST Alliance Tel: 1-855-489-4362 Fax: 1-855-788-3159 Assistance offered: • Program covers up to 20% of drug cost inReach® Patient Support Program Tel: 1-888-475-4255 Fax: 1-888-475-3291 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to patients with or without third party insurance. Patients may be asked to co-pay based on household income ALIMTA® Assistance with Reimbursement of Cost (ARC) Program Tel: 1-888-425-4682 Fax: 1-877-787-3376 Assistance offered: • Coordination of third party insurance coverage, including WorkSafeBC • Based on financial need: o Financial assistance may be available to patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the copay o Compassionate supply may be available Roche Patient Assistance Program (RPAP)Perjeta® Tel: 1-855-224-2233 Fax: 1-855-212-7977 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required Not required Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 14/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Pomalidomide (POMALYST®) Celgene Not funded by BCCA Regorafenib (STIVARGA®) Bayer Not funded by BCCA Romidepsin (ISTODAX®) Celgene Not funded by BCCA Pomalyst Access Program Assistance offered: • Program opens for enrolment until December 31, 2014 once drug is commercially available in Canada in 2014 • Enrolment criteria: failed Bortezomib and Lenalidomide • Financial assistance is available to all patients with or without third party insurance coverage • Compassionate drug supply may be available ABC STIVARGA program Tel: 1-855-327-4511 Fax: 1-855-206-9788 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance available to all patients with or without third party insurance coverage • Program covers up to 20% of drug cost ISTODAX Access Program Tel: 1-289-291-4841 Fax: 1-888-306-5830 Assistance offered: • Program opens for enrolment until March 31, 2015 • Compassionate supply available to patients enrolled prior to March 31, 2014 • Enrolment criteria: relapsed/refractory Peripheral TCell Lymphoma (PTCL) not eligible for stem cell transplant; failed at least one prior systemic therapy • Financial assistance available to all patients with or without third party insurance coverage • No infusion cost assistance PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 15/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Rituximab (RITUXAN®) Roche Class II or Restricted Funding based on indication Romiplostim (NPLATE®) Amgen Not funded by BCCA Ruxolitinib (JAKAVI®) Novartis Restricted Funding Sorafenib (NEXAVAR®) Bayer Restricted Funding Roche Patient Assistance Program Tel: 1-888-748-8926 Fax: 1-888-532-1198 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • Infusion coordination provided if required eNable Support Program Tel: 1-888-675-2832 Fax: 1-888-675-2835 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • No compassionate assistance available Novartis Alliance Program- MPN Alliance Tel : 1-855-489-4362 Fax : 1-855-788-3159 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay Assistance Bayer Canada (ABC) NEXAVAR® Program Tel: 1-800-639-2827 Fax: 1-866-246-7796 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required Not required Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 16/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Temozolomide (TEMODAL®) Merck Class II Thalidomide (THALOMID®) Celgene Restricted Funding Tocilizumab (ACTEMRA®) Roche Not funded by BCCA Trametinib (Mekinist®) GlaxoSmithKline Not funded by BCCA Merck Care Oncology Tel: 1-877-494-0454 Fax: 1-877-656-0686 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay RevAid® program Tel: 1-888-738-2431 Fax: 1-877-585-2382 Website: www.revaid.ca Assistance offered: • Compassionate supply may be available for nonBCCA funded indications JointEffort® program Tel: 1-888-748-8926 Fax: 1-888-532-1198 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay inReach Patient Support Program Tel: 1-888-475-4255 Fax: 1-888-475-3291 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to patients with or without third party insurance. Patients may be asked to co-pay based on household income • Patient must be BRAF-positive • Program does not coordinate or cover cost of BRAF testing • Home delivery available through BioScript Pharmacy TM PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required Not required Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 17/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Trastuzumab (HERCEPTIN®) Roche Class II or Restricted Funding based on indication Trastuzumab Emtansine (KADCYLA®) Roche Restricted Funding Vandetanib (CAPRELSA®) AstraZeneca Not funded by BCCA Roche Patient Assistance Program Tel: 1-888-748-8926 Fax: 1-888-532-1198 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • Infusion coordination provided, if required Roche Patient Assistance Program (RPAP)Kadcyla® Tel: 1-855-224-2233 Fax: 1-855-212-7977 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • Infusion coordination provided, if required CAPRELSA® Restricted Distribution Program Tel: 1-800-668-6000 Website: www.caprelsa.ca/rdp. Assistance offered: • Prescribing physicians and pharmacists need to complete a certification process and register with the program in order to enrol patients, prescribe and dispense vandetanib (CAPRELSA®). • No compassionate supply of vandetanib offered by program • Reimbursement guidance for patients with third party insurance coverage offered by Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network. Tel: 1-855-212-3922 See: Drugs with Special Ordering Procedures (SAP chart) PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 18/19 DRUG SUPPLIER BCCA CLASS PROGRAM INFORMATION Vemurafenib (ZELBORAF®) Roche Restricted Funding Vismodegib (ERIVEDGE®) Roche Restricted Funding Roche Patient Assistance Program (RPAP) Tel: 1-888-748-8926 Fax: 1-888-532-1198 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients with or without third party insurance Roche Patient Assistance Program/ERIVEDGE® Pregnancy Prevention Program (RPAP/EPPP) Tel: 1-888-748-8926 Fax: 1-888-532-1198 Assistance offered: • Financial assistance is available to all patients who have third party insurance coverage but may need help with the co-pay • Drug can only be dispensed to patients who are registered and meet all conditions of the EPPP. For more information contact EPPP at 1-888-748-8926 PHARMACARE SPECIAL AUTHORITY Not required Not required If you are aware of Patient Assistance Programs updates that you would like to see added to this chart, please contact: druginfo@bccancer.bc.ca H:\Pharm-prov\Provincial DI Coordinator\Protocol\Patient Assistance Programs Created: Oct 17, 2008 Updated: 22 October 2014 (updated valacyclovir) 19/19