Some of the medications used to treat myasthenia gravis symptoms can be very expensive and, in some cases, health insurance may not cover the cost of these drugs.
Many drug companies offer prescription assistance programs to help patients pay for their medications. Some of those are listed below.
Novartis offers medications to people who meet certain income requirements. Novartis manufactures Sandimmune® (cyclosporine) and Neoral® (cyclosporine). A medical professional must call this program to request the application. The patient and the patient's doctor must sign the application form.
Patients can receive certain medications manufactured by Valeant Pharmaceuticals, International, including Mestinon® Timespan (time release pyridostigmine), Mestinon® Syrup (pyridostigmine syrup) and Prostigmin® (neostigmine) if they do not qualify for Medicaid or other programs. 60mg Mestinon is not included as part of this program.
Contact Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of California at: (800) 574-7884 or (323) 887-0056.
