ViiV Patient Savings Card Now Covers All Former GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer HIV Drugs

		SUMMARY: ViiV Healthcare, the specialized HIV/AIDS pharmaceutical company formed last year as a collaboration between GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Pfizer, has announced that the Patient Savings Card, which GSK first introduced in 2007, can now be used for all antiretroviral drugs marketed by both companies. These include the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors zidovudine (AZT; Retrovir), lamivudine (3TC; Epivir), and abacavir (Ziagen), as well as their coformulations (Combivir, Trizivir, Epzicom); the protease inhibitors fosamprenavir (Lexiva) and nelfinavir (Viracept); and the CCR5 antagonist maraviroc (Selzentry).

Below is the text of a community announcement from ViiV announcing the expansion of the program.

ViiV Patient Savings Card Program Now Includes GSK and Pfizer Heritage HIV Treatments

February 4, 2010

Dear Community Member,

Recognizing that medication costs remain a significant burden to many HIV patients, we want to remind you that ViiV Healthcare is maintaining the Patient Savings Card, which GSK first introduced in 2007. We are also pleased to inform you that we have expanded the program to cover all GSK and Pfizer heritage HIV medicines. Please visit http://viivhealthcare.com/en/products.aspx to view the list of products covered under the Patient Savings Card.

The Patient Savings Card is designed to help eligible patients improve compliance with their HIV regimens by reducing their out-of-pocket expenses for ViiV Healthcare HIV medications. Through this program, patients are eligible to save up to $100 each month -- for each of their ViiV Healthcare HIV medicines - for up to two years following first use. Eligible patients can access the card online by visiting www.mysupportcard.com to download a card. Patients can still enroll in the program by visiting their doctor and asking for a Patient Savings Card from ViiV Healthcare. They can take the Patient Savings Card to their local pharmacist along with their prescription for eligible HIV medications.

Please also visit www.mysupportcard.com to learn more about the program, find answers to questions, determine eligibility regulations and use the "Tell a friend" feature to help other HIV patients learn more about how they can reduce their out-of-pocket expenses for their ViiV Healthcare medications.

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Source
M Meachem (ViiV Healthcare). ViiV Patient Savings Card Program Now Includes GSK and Pfizer Heritage HIV Treatments. Community announcement. February 4, 2010.