Can I Apply For Assisstance To Help Pay Fentanyl Patches (Top voted first)

I have been prescribed the fentanyl patch and have found that it is very expensive for me. does Pricara have a patients assisstance program to help me continue with this prescription? my Doctor suggests I ask directly to the company. here i am! HELP

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Butterfly thanks for the info i just applied for an application myself i take duragesic for chroni pain due to lupus and i cant afford it either so your first time posting just helped another very sick and in pain sister thank you for your post

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Thank you for the information on the Duragesic assistance program. Can you tell me, if you have minimum prescription coverage but Duragesic is not covered, but you meet the income guidelines, will you still be sent a voucher? I have terrible problems with most of the generic and in the past have had great success with the Duragesic brand. My insurance has recently dropped the brand name from the formulary but I can not afford to pay on my own...not even close! Thank you for the first sign of hope I've had this year. I too am a lupus suffer.

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I have been a chronic pain sufferer for over 25 yrs. I have been prescribed the fentanyl patch for 20 yrs. I've had 2 back surgeries, diabetes, neuropathy, middle lobe of lung removed (never smoked, never drank). I am on oxygen 24/7 & sleep with a cpap mask - when my insomnia allows me. My rx's are so much each month, I borrow money from my brothers most of the time. How can i get help for my fentanyl patch?

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Hi LMS, please note that we are not a drug company, nor do we manufacture, sell, or distribute any products. Our site is strictly informational.

With that said, it appears that Pricara / Janssen Pharmaceuticals are a division of Johnson & Johnson who manufacture Duragesic (fentanyl transdermal system). Their patient assistance program is located at:

http://www.janssenpharmaceuticalsinc.com/our-company/patient-assistance

We hope this helps and wish you good health!

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This is the 1st time I have replied to a post but know just how you feel, needing a expensive med that you can't afford. Johnson & Johnson has been a answered prayer! You can fill out the application on their website & if accepted (by your income) they will mail you a form to be filled out by your doctors office. They mail you a card you take to the pharmacy like a insurance card. That's all there is to it. They act fast & the card is good for 12mths at which time can be renewed if needed. I would advise you to contact your pharmacist of choice to have it on hand because it is brand, not generic so many do not have it in stock. Tell them to have it for you every month. Hope this helps you understand the process & saves you all the running around & the long wait to get pain relief. These patches are around $400 (non generic & a lot better than generic, they are not bulky like generic, stick better, more discrete & work better too ) so it's truly a blessing. Wish you the best, chronic pain is bad enough, Not affording meds unbearable. Take care

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Thank you so much for taking the time to write butterfly, this information will prove very helpful indeed! Wishing you and everyone else the best, and hopefully the J&J assistance program will work out for everyone!

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Call jennsen get paper work to fill out .one piece,fill out your part get doc to do his it is very little. Can get help thru them.I did for one year.good luck!!

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Doctors put my husband on fentanyl patch we did not have insurance at the time we've been paying out-of-pocket finally got insurance now our insurance won't cover it. We're spending $140 a month that we don't have as he is not able to work and I am the only one working

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