Are you eligible for free Genentech medicine?
‡To be eligible for free Genentech medicine from the Genentech Patient Foundation, insured patients who have coverage for their medicine should try to pursue other forms of financial assistance, if available, and meet certain income requirements.
How can I get help paying for my Genentech medicine?
Uninsured patients and insured patients without coverage for their medicine must meet a different set of income requirements. ACTEMRA Access Solutions can refer eligible patients to the ACTEMRA Co-pay Card Program for help with the out-of-pocket costs associated with their Genentech medicine.*
What is the Genentech patient Foundation?
The Genentech Patient Foundation provides free Genentech medicine to people who don't have insurance coverage or who have financial concerns and to people who meet certain income criteria.*
Does *Genentech guarantee co-pay assistance after a referral?
*Genentech does not influence or control the operations or eligibility criteria of any independent co-pay assistance foundation and cannot guarantee co-pay assistance after a referral from ACTEMRA Access Solutions. The foundations to which we refer patients are not exhaustive or indicative of Genentech’s endorsement or financial support.
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What is the Genentech Patient Foundation?
The Genentech Patient Foundation gives free Genentech medicine to people who don't have insurance coverage or who have financial concerns.
What is Genentech Access Solutions?
Access Solutions is a program from Genentech and is committed to helping you understand your insurance coverage and options that might be able to help you pay for your Genentech medicine. Call (866) 422-2377 or visit Genentech-Access.com for more information.
Is Avastin free?
Genentech Patient Foundation. The Genentech Patient Foundation gives free Avastin to people who don't have insurance coverage or who have financial concerns.
What drugs does Genentech make?
Our Medicines & ProductsMedicines.Actemra® (TOCILIZUMAB [authorized for Emergency Use])Actemra® (tocilizumab)Activase® (alteplase)Alecensa® (alectinib)Avastin® (bevacizumab)Boniva Tablets® (ibandronate sodium)Cathflo Activase® (alteplase)More items...
What is Ophthalmology access solutions?
Genentech Ophthalmology Access Solutions is a program that helps people who are taking a Genentech medicine. Your health insurance plan and the cost of your medicine might keep you from getting your prescribed treatment. We may be able to help. LUCENTIS® (ranibizumab injection) SUSVIMO™ (ranibizumab injection)
Who makes Valganciclovir?
Genentech: Valcyte® (valganciclovir hydrochloride) - Information for Patients.
Does Medicare pay for Avastin?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established a national Medicare payment amount for Lucentis; however, there is no national Medicare payment amount for Avastin when used to treat wet AMD in a physician's-office setting.
How much does an injection of Avastin cost?
Avastin costs about $50 per injection. Lucentis costs about $2,000 per injection. Doctors choose the more expensive drug more than half a million times every year, a choice that costs the Medicare program, the largest single customer, an extra $1 billion or more annually.
How much does Avastin cost per month?
Your monthly Avastin cost savings if eligibleStrengthAvg. monthly price at a US pharmacyNiceRx monthly priceAvastin 4ml of 100mg/4ml - 1 vial$835.00$49.00Avastin 6ml of 400mg/16ml - 1 vial$3,300.00$49.00
Does Pfizer own Genentech?
Roche Holding's agreement on Thursday to acquire full ownership of Genentech for $46.8 billion is the third big drug industry merger this year. But it is different from the other two — Pfizer's $68 billion proposal to acquire Wyeth and Merck's $41 billion deal with Schering-Plough — in crucial ways.
What is Genentech best known for?
Genentech is a biotechnology company dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. Our transformational discoveries include the first targeted antibody for cancer and the first medicine for primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Who owns Genentech?
Roche Holding AGRoche HoldingGenentech/Parent organizations
Can you get Avastin on the NHS?
Although Avastin is licensed and can be prescribed in the UK, it has not been approved for use by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). NICE currently gives advice on which new drugs or treatments should be available on the NHS. As a result, Avastin may not be widely available on the NHS.
Is there a generic for Avastin?
Generic Name: bevacizumab This medication is a man-made antibody (IgG1) used to treat various types of cancer.
What is the success rate of Avastin?
Results : Of 133 patients, 106 (80%) achieved treatment stability on Avastin. 70 patients (53%) were stable on injections every 8 weeks or longer, and 36 patients (27%) required injections more frequently than every 8 weeks.
What cancers is Avastin used for?
Avastin is FDA-approved to treat colon cancer. This condition is also called colorectal cancer or bowel cancer. Specifically, Avastin is approved to treat metastatic colon cancer. With metastatic colon cancer, the cancer has spread out of your colon into other parts of your body.
What is the number to call Genentech?from genentech-access.com
Getting your prescribed medicines should not be one of them. If you are concerned about paying for your Genentech medicine, please call our Patient Resource Center at (877) 436-3683.
How to contact Genentech about compassionate use?from gene.com
If you are seeking information about access to one of Genentech's investigational medicines, please call Genentech's Clinical Trial Information Support Line at (888) 662-6728 or Genentech's Compassionate Use Information Line at (844) ...
What is GSF patient library?from geneticsupportfoundation.org
GSF has a Patient Library that provides more background information on a variety of topics in genetics, including a genetics overview (Genetics 101), Genetics & Pregnancy, and Genetics & Cancer, among others. Learn more.
Does Genentech support evrysdi?from gene.com
Please Note: At this time, Genentech supports Evrysdi, Nutropin, Cellcept, Valcyte, and Fuzeon through a separate process.
Do you need to complete a patient consent form?from gene.com
Both forms are required. No action can be taken until a completed Patient Consent Form and Prescriber Service Form have been received.
Why is Genentech patient foundation important?
People can have trouble getting their medicines for many reasons. The Genentech Patient Foundation helps people in need, whether they have insurance or not.
How much does Genentech add to a household?
For households larger than 4 people, add $25,000 for each extra person. There is no maximum number of people you may add. The Genentech Patient Foundation assists patients living in the United States, who are being treated by a physician licensed in the United States.
Have you been prescribed a participating Genentech medicine?
If one of these situations applies to you, you may qualify for support from the Genentech Patient Foundation. Please complete the enrollment forms to apply for help.
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Use our financial assistance tool to see which programs may be right for you. If you would rather talk through some potential options, call us at 866-422-2377 (6AM-5PM PST, Monday through Friday).
Pulmozyme Co-pay Assistance Program
With the Pulmozyme Co-pay Assistance Program, eligible patients with commercial insurance could pay as little as $30 for a 30-day supply of Pulmozyme. It covers any additional out-of-pocket costs for Pulmozyme, after you pay $30 for each 30-day supply, up to $10,000 per year.
Independent Co-pay Assistance Foundations
An independent co-pay assistance foundation is a charitable organization providing financial assistance to patients with specific disease states, regardless of treatment. Patients who are commercially or publicly insured, including those covered by Medicare and Medicaid, can contact the foundations directly to request assistance.
Genentech Patient Foundation
The Genentech Patient Foundation gives free Pulmozyme to people who have been prescribed this medicine and don’t have insurance or that have financial concerns and meet certain eligibility criteria.
Genentech Ophthalmology Co-pay Program and Independent Co-pay Assistance Foundations
If you have insurance coverage and need help affording LUCENTIS, these programs may help:
Genentech Patient Foundation
If you have financial difficulty or do not have insurance coverage and need help affording LUCENTIS, this program may help:
Genentech Ophthalmology Co-pay Program and Independent Co-pay Assistance Foundations
If you have insurance coverage and need help affording LUCENTIS, these programs may help:
Genentech Patient Foundation
If you have financial difficulty or do not have insurance coverage and need help affording LUCENTIS, this program may help:
