How to Get a Year's Supply of Asthma Medicine

Asthma is a long-term condition that causes the airways to become inflamed, which, in turn, causes the airways to narrow, making it hard to breathe. Asthma usually starts during childhood but can affect anyone at any age. Symptoms of asthma include chest tightness, wheezing, cough and shortness of breath. Asthma symptoms can be treated with medications; however, these medications can be costly. To help make asthma medicines available to those who cannot afford them, most manufacturers of asthma medicines give them away for free, but first you have to qualify.

Things You'll Need

• Proof of income
• Signed prescription

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Instructions

• 1

  Contact Bridges to Access by mail, by telephone or online to see whether you meet the income eligibility guidelines for free asthma medicine and to request an enrollment application. The telephone number for Bridges to Access is 1-866-728-4368. You can write the Bridges to Access program at P.O. Box 29038, Phoenix, AZ 85038-9038. Contact Bridges to Access online by going to the website BridgesToAccess.com.

• 2

  Fill out the application carefully, and sign and date the last page. Send the application to the address listed in step 1 along with proof of your income for the past 30 days and a signed prescription for the asthma medication from your doctor. If your asthma medicine is needed right away, have your doctor call Bridges to Access and request “same-day access.“

• 3

  Wait 7 to 10 days for your asthma medicine to arrive in the mail. Asthma medicine will be sent to the address on the initial application. Refills must be requested at least 3 weeks before your asthma medicine runs out. If you were enrolled by your doctor for “same-day access” you will receive a voucher from your doctor that you will need to bring to a local pharmacy to receive your initial asthma medicine.