Many people ask us how to obtain medications for the lowest cost possible. In response, we developed this brief fact sheet for Massachusetts residents:
This page contains links to resources intended to help with obtaining medications for the lowest cost. We are always looking for more resources. If you know of one not listed here, please suggest a resource.
- CDR Guide to Disability Rights: Free Medication - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) sheet on obtaining free medication.
- Free Medicine Foundation - '... volunteer organization that puts people in touch with sponsors willing to supply free medication ...'
- Free Medicine Program - Mission is to help people obtain medications free of charge. Majority of its applicants '... have too much income to quality for government prescription assistance programs but not enough to purchase private prescription drug insurance coverage ...'
- Needy Meds - Has information about '... assistance programs that help with the cost of medicine and other healthcare expenses ...'
- NLC Prescription Discount Card Program - "... FREE program offered to help you save money on the high cost of prescription medications. This prescription discount card is brought to you by your city government in collaboration with the NLC ..."
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance - Has a database of 475, public- and private prescription-assistance programs. Also has an on-line method of determining eligibility for receiving medication for free or nearly for free.
- PhMRA: Medicines In Development - Has a database containing '... thousands of drugs that can be searched by Name, Indication, Company and Status ...'. Also has information on what new drugs are being developed and in which stage of the clinical trial they are.
Please Note: This information is not comprehensive nor is it intended to take the place of professional advice. The user is encouraged to check other resources of such information. No endorsement by DisabilityInfo.org, New England INDEX, or any of its affiliates should be inferred.
