How to Obtain Free Prescriptions Online

Many Americans rely on prescription drugs to keep themselves healthy, diminish symptoms and avoid further illness. However the rising cost of health care, increasingly expensive drugs and decreasing assistance from insurance providers are prompting scores of consumers to surf the Internet in search of alternatives to expensive prescriptions. While pharmaceutical companies and doctors' offices cut back on free prescription samples, patients are on the lookout for ways to save money or find free prescriptions online.

Things You'll Need

• Qualifying circumstances
• Physician
• Prescription
• Internet access

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Instructions

• 1

  Consult with your physician. Once the medication needed has been identified, explain to your doctor that you are seeking assistance for a free prescription.

• 2

  Ask for the prescription to be written with a 90-day supply. A three-month supply will enable you to space out the online requests for a refill, which will require proof of a prescription each time.

• 3

  Visit the website of Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA). Here you can read the details outlining the program and the pharmaceutical companies that participate.

• 4

  Search the PPA website for your medication. Enter the name of the prescribed medication and select a company that participates in the program.

• 5

  Answer the qualifying questions to determine eligibility. If you are accepted, select the form to download or submit online.

• 6

  Complete the form and submit it to the correct company with the required documentation, then wait for your free prescription to arrive by mail.