Seniors simply present the card with their prescription to their
pharmacist to receive the savings on GSK outpatient prescription
medicines.
The program will be administered by Express Scripts Specialty Distribution
Services, a leading administrator for companies offering prescription drug
patient assistance programs.
"Express Scripts is proud to support GlaxoSmithKline in their mission to
provide meaningful assistance on prescription medications for Americans
who are most in need," said Barrett A. Toan, Express Scripts Chairman and
CEO.
All GlaxoSmithKline outpatient products are included in the program. This
list includes Advair® (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation
powder), Avandia® (rosiglitazone maleate), Coreg® (carvedilol), Flonase® (fluticasone
propionate), Flovent® (fluticasone propionate), Imitrex® (sumatriptan),
Lamictal® (lamotrigine), Lanoxin® (digoxin), Paxil® (paroxetine
hydrochloride), Requip® (ropinirole hydrochloride), Serevent® (salmeterol
xinafoate), Wellbutrin SR® (bupropion hydrochloride), Zofran® tablets (ondansetron
hydrochloride) and Zyban® (bupropion hydrochloride SR).
GlaxoSmithKline is one of the world's leading research-based
pharmaceutical and healthcare companies.
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1Orange Card participants
will receive direct savings on their purchase of GSK outpatient
prescription drugs equal to 25% of our list price to wholesalers (as
reported by First DataBank). Participating pharmacies will charge Orange
Card holders no more than a negotiated price for outpatient GSK
prescription drugs. Because of variations in pharmacy prices, actual
savings to Orange Card participants on each prescription will vary.
However, GSK expects participants to realize average savings of 30% off
the price individuals without prescription drug coverage would usually pay
for GSK medicines at their pharmacy. In some cases, savings could be 40%
or greater depending on their pharmacy's usual and customary price for the
prescribed GSK medicine.
2 The Wall Street Journal, 1998.
3 AARP.
4 Center for Medicare Service/Office of Strategic Planning,
1998.
5 300% of the federal poverty level in Hawaii and Alaska is
different and the Orange Card will accommodate these differences.
