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PHARMACIES & Medical Supplies
(Note: Check out your local neighborhood pharmacy; some still deliver.)
AARP Member
Choice Program
Adaptability
Therapy Supplies, rehabilitation products. S & S Worldwide Ph: 800-288-9941 Website: http://www.adaptability.com
The Ark
Maintains food pantry, homeless residences, medical and legal clinics, dental and eye clinics, pharmacy, crisis intervention, counseling services, emergency financial aid, programs for seniors & thrift shops.
6450 N California
Ave Ph: 773-973-1000 Fax: 773-973-4362 Email: ark < at > arkchicago.org Website: www.arkchicago.org
Biofreeze
Hygenic health products,
Performance Health, Inc. 1017 Boyd Road Export, PA 15632-8997 Ph: 724-733-9500, 800-246-3733 Fax: 724-733-4266 E-mail: web < at > biofreeze.com Website: http://www.biofreeze.com
CCS Medical Products made specifically to assist people with physical challenges and assist in making everyday living easier.
14255 49th Street
North, Suite 301 Ph: 800-993-4223 Website: http://www.diabetic.com/
Citizens
Health Card Contact Citizens Energy Corp. 800-563-5479), or check out the program's website at http://www.citizensenergy.com
Community Pharmacy 341 State St. Madison, WI 53703-2057 608-251-3242 Herbal and homeopathic remedies
The Cost Containment Research Institute
Free & Low-Cost Prescription Drugs. Contains alphabetical listing of drugs and pharmaceutical manufacturers. For help obtaining free drugs for a service fee submit a specific request to:
Indigent Patient Services 440 13th Avenue N St. Petersburg, FL 33701-1126
Website: http://www.institutedc.org/
CVS/Pharmacy Call (888) 607-4287 or email customercare < at > cvs.com
Damer & Cartwright Pharmacy 104 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 619 Chicago, IL 60603 312-332-6139 fax: 312-332-6141 No delivery charge. Same day delivery within city limits; overnight for Greater Chicago area.
Discounted Drugs from Health Care Clinics and Local Providers
Extra Help Program, Medicare Apply Online for Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costswww.medicare.gov/medicarereform/help.asp
Family Caregivers Guide (publication), Joan Ellen Foyder, 1987, Cincinnati, OH: The Futuro Company. Provides information on using medical supplies and equipment in the home, aids for easier or independent living, and outside resources in the home. Offers tips on efficient management of home care, how to get started with a home health care agency, and how to pay for home health care.
Available on Amazon.com and other websites.
Free Medicine Foundation.com Prescription Assistance is Available to Households with Incomes as High as $80,000. Criteria for acceptance determined by income and pharmacy availability. An application can be downloaded online, or requested through mailing address: P. O. Box 125, Doniphan, Mo. Postal Code 63935-0125, or by calling 1-573-996-3333 Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 6:00 pm CST, excluding holidays. website: www.freemedicinefoundation.com/
Generic
Medicine Program $10 fee, refunded if you do not qualify, to find a drug company that offers your prescription free. To qualify, you must have no insurance, not qualify for Medicaid, and show financial hardship. NeedyMeds.com is another information source for people without insurance, or can't afford their medicine, and want to learn about patient assistance programs.
\P. O. Box 125 Ph: 573-996-7300 Website: http://www.themedecineprogram.com
Glaxco Welcome Customer Response 1-888-825-5249 M-F 8:30-4:30 Eastern Standard.
Golden Retriever Reacher
Allows you to reach items and objects around the house. Available at: Remin Laboratories 800-423-9328 Email: info < at > arfarf.com Website: http://arfarf.com/
HITEC
Assistive devices for hard of hearing and deafness, mobility, speech and vision.
8160 S. Madison St. Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Ph: 800-288-8303 (Voice), 800-536-8890 (TTY) Fax: 888-654-9219 Website: http://www.hitec.com
Ivan T. Matthei Pharmacy 111 N. Wabash, Room 712 Chicago, IL 60602 312-263-7194 (Be sure to specify glass bottles).
Koeber’s Medical Supplies8337 North Skokie Boulevard Skokie, IL 60077-2547 Ph: 847-677-6755
Lilly Medicare Answers Program Will answer questions regarding prescription drug coverage 877-795-4559 http://lillymedicareanswers.com/index.jsp
Lincoln Medical Pharmacy John O'Dwyer Jr. 157 S. Lincoln Ave. Aurora, IL 60505 630-892-7777 fax: 630-892-7787 800-391-9819 Compounding pharmacist.
LS&S Group
Specializing in products for the blind, visually impaired, deaf and hard of hearing.
1808-G Janke Dr. Northbrook, IL 60062 Ph: 800-468-4789, Toll-Free TTY: 866-317-8533 Fax: 877-498-1482 Email: info < at > LSSonline.net Website: http://www.lssgroup.com
Medical Alert IDs:
Philips
Lifeline Services
MedicAlert Foundation International An identification bracelet that alerts a medical team to your specific health condition in an emergency and notifies your family.
$39.95 for first year enrollment fee includes bracelet, medical information processing, and setting up your account. $25.00 for second year and each year afterward pays for updating medical information.
2323 Colorado Ave. Turloc, CA 95382 888-633-4298 24 hours, 7 days a week
Merck Patient Assistance Program Supplies you with a prescription if not provided by any other source and your income is low. 800-727-5400
Miracle on Wheels
Makes available to qualified seniors, at no deposit and usually no cost, electric wheelchairs to non-ambulatory senior citizens (65 and up)as well as to the permanently disabled of any age.
Ph: 800-749-8778 & 800-400-4210 Email: mow < at > durablemedical.com Website: www.durablemedical.com
MOMS: Mail Order Medical SupplyHome healthcare supplies.
PO Box 922 Santa Clarita, CA 91380-9022 Ph: 800-232-7443 Email: customercare < at > momscatalog.com Website: http://www.momsup.com
National Discount Drug Card Program Pharmacy card program that enables
purchasers to save up to 75% on the cost of prescription drugs.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program Providing access to our medications for those most in need. 800-277-2254 http://www.pharma.us.novartis.com/index.jsp
Partnership for Prescription Assistance 888-4PP-ANOW
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Directory of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance ProgramsLists company programs that provide drugs to physicians whose patients could not otherwise afford them. The programs are listed alphabetically by company.
1100 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Website: http://www.phrma.org/searchcures/dpdpap/
Reliable Medical Supply4915 Oakton Skokie, IL 60077-2903 Ph: 847-679-4509
S&S Worldwide
Products for Quality Living including motorized scooters, chair lifts, and half steps to put on stairs for shorter step distance, playing card holders, pick-up tongs, special angled eating utensils, braces…
Ph: 800-937-3482, 800-243-9232, 800-288-9941 Fax: 800-566-6678 Email: service < at > snswwide.com Website: http://www.ssww.com
Santa Monica Homeopathic Co. Pharmacy 629 Broadway Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-395-1131 fax: 310-395-7861
Solutions
Products that make life easier, also some helpful hints Phone: 877-718-7901 Website: http://www.solutionscatalog.com/content/hintarchive.jsp
Total Home Health, Inc.
Offers power equipment such as wheel chairs and stairway lifts.
Website: http://www.totalhomehealth.com
Wellness Health & Pharmacy 3401 Independence Drive, Suite 231 Birmingham, AL 35201 800-227-2627 Compounding pharmacy
Women's International Pharmacy 5708 Monona Drive Madison, WI 53716-3152 608-221-7800 www.womensinternationalpharmacy.com
YOURxPLAN
Prescription Insurance from Reader’s Digest and Merck-Medco: Guarantees low prices, registered pharmacists on call 24 hours a day, membership fee refundable within 90 days of enrollment.
YOURxPLAN Reader’s Digest Merck-Medco PO Box 25895 Lehigh Valley, PA 18003-9680 Ph: 877-733-6765 Website: www.YOURxPLAN.com
Walgreens.com
Order your prescriptions, ask questions regarding your medications, schedule a pickup or have your prescriptions mailed using your computer.
Website: www.walgreens.com
Walgreen Home Medical Center3606 Dempster Skokie, IL 60076 Ph: 847-676-7770
Walgreen's Touch Tone Refills
Toll-free, day or evening: 800-WALGREENS (800-925-4733)
Major online pharmacies where you can purchase anything from prescription medication to aromatherapy products
Online prescription and refill service where you can research prescription medications before purchasing
Information on drugs: www.healthsquare.com
Free Prescription Medicine
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association: Contact your doctor for assistance. Low-income individuals qualify but your doctor must be willing to do the paperwork.
Ciba-Geigy Disaster Assistance Policy: To receive free replacement drugs or credit, send required information or call. Gail Sulla, Trade Relations, Ciba-Geigy Corp., Pharmaceuticals Divisions, 556 Morris Ave., Summit, NJ 07901 908-277-5000
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