Patient Assistance Programs for Ativan

Ativan is the brand name for lorazepam, a medication that belongs to the benzodiazepine family of medications. Ativan is commonly used to alleviate anxiety disorders and works by changing the chemistry in the brain. Patients with low incomes and/or no prescription medication insurance coverage may qualify to receive Ativan, or its generic equivalent, at a discounted rate through a patient assistance program such as Rx Outreach or Xubex. There are also prescription discount plans such as 1020Rx, which cost a fee to join.

Rx Outreach

• Rx Outreach is a mail-order program that provides inexpensive prescription medications. The program started in 2004 and has a list of more than 400 covered medications. Qualifying for Rx Outreach depends upon the number of people in each household, the household income and state in which the applicant lives. For example, a single person living in the continental United States and making less than $32,490.00 per year would qualify for Rx Outreach. A single person living in Alaska or Hawaii has a higher yearly income allowance. Similarly, households with more than one person are allowed higher yearly incomes. Lorazepam, the generic equivalent of Ativan, is available to qualifying patients. Rx Outreach supplies strengths ranging from 0.5 mg to 2.0 mg and offers a 90-day supply for $35.00.

  Rx Outreach
  Express Scripts Specialty Distribution Services, Inc.
  PO Box 66536
  Saint Louis, MO 63166-6536
  800-769-3880
  rxoutreach.com/Default.aspx

Xubex Patient Assistance Program

• The Xubex Patient Assistance Program offers low-cost mail-order medications. It does not require that applicants provide proof of income in order to qualify. The application can be completed online or printed and mailed with a valid prescription for the requested medication. Xubex offers more than 250 medications, including lorazepam, the generic equivalent of Ativan. Xubex carries lorazepam in the following dosages: 0.5 mg, 1 mg or 2 mg. The cost of a 360-day supply is $30.00.

  Xubex Patient Assistance Program
  MCS Enterprises Inc.
  P.O. Box 1244
  Winter Park, FL 32790-1244
  866-699-8239
  xubex.com/PAP.aspx

Discount Plans

• While there are only two patient assistance programs that offer Ativan or lorazepam at discounted prices, there are also pharmacy discount programs such as 1020rx that may help provide savings on the medication. 1020Rx has a monthly fee of $14.99 for individuals to gain access to discounts on prescription medications and $19.99 for families. This is not an insurance plan.

  1020RX Health Benefit Plans
  155 East 55th Street, Suite 207
  New York, NY 10022-4038
  800-710-2079
  1020rx.com/drug-search.html