PERMISSION GRANTED TO POST TO ANYONE I just heard on the radio that Pfizer (sp?) will be giving 70 medications free to people who have lost their jobs. Stormy http://www.pfizer.com/news/press_releases/pfizer_press_releases.jsp?rssUrl=http://mediaroom.pfizer.com/portal/site/pfizer/index.jsp ?ndmViewId=news_ view&ndmConfigId16273&newsId 090514005582&newsLang=en Eligibility requirements of the new program include: Loss of employment since January 1, 2009 Prescribed and taking a Pfizer medicine for at least 3 months prior to becoming unemployed and enrolling in the program Lack of prescription drug coverage Can attest to financial hardship People who qualify will receive their Pfizer medicines for free for up to 12 months or until they become re-insured (whichever comes first). More than 70 Pfizer primary care medicines will be available through the program To make it easy for people to apply, the program will be integrated into Pfizer?s existing family of patient assistance programs called Pfizer Helpful Answers®. A single point of entry makes it easy to get help: All of Pfizer?s patient assistance programs, including the new program, can be reached by calling a single phone number (1-866- 706-2400) or by visiting {HYPERLINK "http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.PfizerHelpfulAnswers.com&esheetY65029&lan=en_US&anchor=www.PfizerHelpfulAnswers.com&index=1 "}www.PfizerHelpfulAnswers.com Those who contact Pfizer Helpful Answers in need of medicines made by another company will be directed to the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, a pharmaceutical industry initiative that serves to raise awareness of, and boost enrollment in, more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs. The new program will be fully operational on July 1, 2009. However, people in need now can call 1-866-706-2400 for help. MAINTAIN is a part of Pfizer Helpful Answers, a joint program of Pfizer Inc and the Pfizer Patient Assistance Foundation. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================