Alpha-1 Advocacy Alliance - Medicines Merck Zetia

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Testing for AAT Deficiency
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provides AAT Deficiency Testing. This AAT Deficiency Testing is a
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and WITHOUT COST TO YOU.
This testing will include measuring the CONCENTRATION of AAT in your blood, determining the TYPE of ATT in your blood and (where appropriate) determining your AAT genotype by testing the DNA in your blood; State of the art, full-spectrum Alpha-1 Testing .

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Patient Assistance for Zetia
(cholesterol lowering drug)

Pharmaceutical Company

"Merck & Company , Inc."

Pharmaceutical Company Merck & Company , Inc.

Program Name Zetia Patient Assistance Program

Program Address PO Box 690 Horsham, PA 19044-0365

Medicines On Program Zetia Tablets 10mg

Phone Number 800-347-7503

Fax Number Not Applicable

Application Contact program for application

Guidelines and Notes The program is only available to patients who live in the US and have a prescription for the medication from a US-licensed doctor. The patient cannot have any insurance coverage and have an income at or below $18,000 for an individual and $24,000 for a couple. Patients with income above the guidelines should still apply.

Initiating Enrollment Anyone can call for an application, it will be mailed out. The application sent in must be an original, it can not be copied. The completed application must be mailed in.

Health Provider's Role The physician must fill out two sections, one of which is a prescription built into the application. The physician must also sign the application (no stamps accepted.) The prescription should be made out for a 90 day supply with 3 refills.

Patient's Role The patient must fill a section that include questions about annual household income, insurance and sign the application.

How Dispensed The medication can be sent to the physicians office or the patient's home.

Amount Dispensed A 90 day supply is sent out.

Refills To get the refills, someone must call the company. After one year a new application is needed.

Limit Indefinitely

6/14/2004

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