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OncologyRx Care Advantage(TM) Specialty Pharmacy Passes $10 Million Milestone in Patient Financial Assistance
Date:11/4/2008

Over 2,000 Patients Received Assistance with Drug Co-Pays

HOUSTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- US Oncology today announced that OncologyRx Care Advantage, a national oral oncology specialty pharmacy, has exceeded the $10 million mark in assisting more than 2,000 patients with drug co-pays since the launch of Care Advantage in August 2006.

"It was important when we designed Care Advantage to be able to increase patient access to oral chemotherapies by easing the financial burdens these therapies impose," said David Reese, vice president of OncologyRx Care Advantage. "By including a service that seeks assistance from foundations on behalf of the patient, the OncologyRx Care Advantage pharmacy is able to provide financial assistance support to oncology practices in the marketplace. It's a service that we are proud to extend beyond those affiliated with the US Oncology network to benefit all cancer patients needing specialty pharmaceuticals."

Since its inception, the oral oncology pharmacy has provided therapy support services to more than 4,000 patients and convenient home delivery of more than 22,000 prescriptions.

"We are delighted we have been able to help so many patients who otherwise would not have been able to afford their co-pay for oral chemotherapies," said Diane Collom, Associate Director of Business Operations at OncologyRx Care Advantage. Coordinators on the Care Advantage patient assistant support team work closely with the financial counselors at each patient's practice to seek funding through organizations such as the Chronic Disease Fund and the Patient Access Network Foundation.

Designed specifically for the complexity of cancer care, the OncologyRx Care Advantage pharmacy provides patients with convenient home delivery of oral cancer therapies and the additional support necessary for safe and supervised use of these oral therapy treatments. The program utilizes oncology certified nurses to proactively monitor pati
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