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CHARLESTON, S.C., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 'Help is Here Express' bus tour will be stopping in South Carolina and Georgia throughout the week of November 9-13 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling patients access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the nation's unemployment rate now hitting 10.2 percent, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) bus tour is raising awareness of patient assistance programs among state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits.

The PPA, a nationwide effort sponsored by America's pharmaceutical research companies, provides a single point of access to more than 475 patient assistance programs that help those who are uninsured or struggling financially. Nearly 200 of the programs are provided by pharmaceutical companies.

The "Help Is Here Express" bus will be at the following South Carolina and Georgia locations:

Monday, November 9, 2009

WHEN: 9:30-11 AM

WHERE: First Baptist Church of North Augusta

620 Georgia Avenue

North Augusta, SC 29841

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

WHEN: 10-11:30 AM

WHERE: Orangeburg Health Department

1550 Carolina Avenue

Orangeburg, SC 29115

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

WHEN: 10-11:30 AM

WHERE: Macon Volunteer Clinic

376 Rogers Avenue

Macon, GA 31204

Thursday, November 12, 2009

WHEN: 10-11:30 AM

WHERE: Tanner Medical Center

705 Dixie Street
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