CRIXIVAN AVAILABILITY INFO SHEET

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There is a limited supply of Merck's new protease inhibitor Crixivan.

If you are enrolled in a Crixivan trial, you will either be offered a long-term follow-up trial, with free drug; or you will be given a transition card and guaranteed a spot in the following program. If you want to keep getting Crixivan, don't hesitate to call the number below.

If you are not in a trial, to order Crixivan in 1996: Call 1(800) 927-8888, the Stadtlanders Crixivan hotline. This line is open 8:30 AM-9 PM EST. Your doc (not you) faxes your prescription on their one page enrollment form, to Stadtlanders. The fax # is: (800) 682-7436. For more enrollment forms, doctors can call (412)825-8169. Stadtlanders takes up to 48 hours to check on your insurance coverage. They will call you back within 48 hours to let you know if you are covered. If you are covered, they will ship drug to you, starting Monday, 3/25/96. Merck is guaranteeing that once you are accepted in this mail order system, and are receiving Crixivan, they will not cut you off. If you are not covered, you can pay for the drug directly (credit card, cash, check). They ship COD if you do not have a credit card. If you can't afford to pay for Crixivan, they will refer you to a Patient Assistance Program. We do not know the income limits for this program. Once you are accepted into the Patient Assistance Program for free drug, Merck guarantees that you can stay in that program. Patient Assistance: 1-800-850-3430 or 1-800-927-8888. NOTE: Once your HMO, Medicaid, ADAP or insurance company decides not to cover Crixivan, you will NOT be eligible for Patient Assistance, no matter how little you earn. BUT you are eligible for this program if your ADAP, Medicaid or an HMO has not yet decided. And once you're in, you're in for good. That's what Merck has promised. SO--the sooner you sign up, the better. Crixivan is a new protease inhibitor. There is no safety data on use past six months. The only data on using this drug with two other antivirals, AZT/3TC, is from a study of 24 people for only seven months. As with all the protease inhibitors, there are many, many drugs you cannot take while you are taking Crixivan. In the year to come, there will be much more information on how and if to take this drug. And the supply problem should be over by the end of 1996. PWAHG is no longer operational. Please try 718-573-8123 Info Sheets PWA Health Group 150 West 26th Street, Suite 201 New York City, NY 10001 PWAHG is no longer operational. Please try 718-573-8123 Home PWA Health Group last modified: 5/12/96 HOME