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'Help is Here Express' Bus Tour Comes to Louisville |
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To Help Patients in Need Access Prescription Medicines
Louisville, Ky. (February 22, 2008) – The “Help is Here Express” bus tour will be in Louisville in oneweek, stopping at Seven Counties Services to help uninsured and financially-struggling Kentuckyresidents access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. Thebus tour is part of the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) – a nationwide effort sponsored byAmerica’s pharmaceutical research companies – raising awareness of patient assistance programs andthe need to effectively address the rising and alarming rates of chronic disease in the United States.Patients can also learn about new medicines in development to fight chronic diseases such as cancer,heart disease, diabetes, and asthma.
To date, the PPA has helped nearly 5 million patients, including almost 100,000 Kentuckians. Since itslaunch in April 2005, the PPA bus tour has visited all 50 states and more than 1,500 cities to raiseawareness about patient assistance programs. The “Help is Here Express” is staffed by trainedspecialists able to quickly help uninsured patients in need access information on more than 475 patientassistance programs, including nearly 200 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. When the“Help is Here Express” moves on, patients can visit PPA’s easy-to-use Web site (www.pparx.org) orcall the toll-free phone number (1-888-4PPA-NOW) where trained operators field calls in 150 languages.
WHEN: Tuesday, February 26, 200810:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Seven Counties Services914 East BroadwayLouisville, Ky.
WHO: Partnership for Prescription Assistance “Help Is Here Express”PhRMA Communications DirectorSeven Counties Services
“With the number of people affected by chronic disease increasing every year, the PPA and its message of hope is now more relevant than ever,” said Billy Tauzin, President and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).
The Milken Institute along with the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (www.fightchronicdisease.org)note there are more than 2.7 million cases of common chronic diseases in Kentucky, including cancer,diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, stroke, mental disorders, and pulmonary conditions. Those2 diseases are responsible for seven out of every 10 deaths in the United States, and the Milken Instituteresearch states that more than 325,000 Kentuckians have heart disease, 219,000 are affected by diabetesand 173,000 suffer from cancer, Innovative medications and treatments – along with improved access toprescription assistance program information through the PPA— may help to reduce the number ofdeaths caused by chronic disease every year, according to Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease. Newmedicines in development by America’s pharmaceutical research companies include 277 life-saving andlife-improving medicines for heart disease and stroke, 646 medicines to treat several types of cancer and95 medicines are in development for diabetes.
“The PPA is meant to help people who are uninsured and financially-struggling,” added Tauzin, “Butfor patients in Kentucky suffering from chronic disease, it is especially important for them to know thathelp is here.”
In addition to stopping in Louisville on February 26, the “Help Is Here Express” will bring thePartnership for Prescription Assistance to several other Kentucky cities, including Covington, Frankfort,Prestonsburg and Ashland.
For more information, contact: Steve Bryant, (502) 292-4034,
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