What are the challenges associated with patient assistance programs?
The most challenging aspects of patient assistance programs for patients and clinicians are the income verification and reordering procedures. Additionally, patients and clinicians need to be cognizant of reordering procedures, as re-fills/reorders are not always sent and cannot be requested before the 60-day post-approval date. Furthermore, many pharmaceutical companies accept signed letters from clinicians indicating that the patient has no known income, which can be used in place of oficial income documentation, although this option is not clearly apparent on many of the patient assistance program websites.