Abstract
Transplant recipients require numerous medications to maintain graft survival and health. Post-transplant medication therapy costs greater than $12 000 annually, and the cost of therapy is expected to increase. Although medication costs continue to rise, a substantial portion of Americans lack adequate health insurance or do not have any insurance coverage. To facilitate health, it is imperative that health care providers are familiar with programs that are available to increase prescribed medication access to transplant recipients. The purpose of this manuscript is to provide an overview of common programs available to increase transplant recipients' access to medications. In addition to discussing the consequences of medication non-compliance, this manuscript reviews Medicare, Medigap, Medicaid, Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries, and pharmaceutical manufacturers' medication assistance programs and its use to increase medication access to solid-organ transplant recipients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 39-48 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Clinical Transplantation |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Medication access
- Prescription coverage
- Transplant patients
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Transplantation