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1)OrthoBiotech Inc.
Phone 800-553-2851. Fax 800-683-7855.
Products: Procrit (Epoetin alfa) for non-dialysis use, Leustatin (Cladribine) injection.

2)Amgen Inc.
Phone # 800-272-9376 Fax #888-508-8090.
Product: Neupogen (Filgrastim or granulocyte colony stimulating factor.)

3)SmithKline BeechamPharmaceuticals.
Phone:1-800-699-3806 Fax: 714-750-8513
Products: Hycamtin, Kytril

4)Eli Lilly & Co./Lilly Oncology
Phone 888-4GEMZAR, 888-443-6927. Fax 877-366-0585.
Products: Gemzar, Oncovin, Velban.

5)Alza
Phone 800-609-1083 Fax 800-482-1896
Products: Ethyol (Amifostine), Doxil HCI

6)Anesta
Phone 877-229-1241
Product Actiq (Oraltransmucosal Fentanyl Citrate)

7)AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Phone 800-424-3727
Products: Armidex (anastrozle), Casodex (bicalutamide), Nolvadex (tamoxifen citrate), Zoladex (Goserelin Acetate Implant)

8)Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Phone 800-221-4025
Products: Nilandron (Available through the Aventis Patient Assistance Program-Kansas City)

9)Bayer Corporation
Phone 800-998-9180
Product: DTIC Dome

10)Berlex Laboratories
Phone 800-473-5832 Fax 703-706-5925
Product: Fludara (fludarabine phosphate) for injection

11)Bristol-Myers Squibb
Phone 800-272-4878 Fax 888-776-2370.
Products: All Bristol-Myers Squibb oncology products.

12)Chiron Therapeutics
Phone 800-775-7533 Fax:415-495-6790
Products: Proleukin (aldesleukin, IL-2), DepoCyt (cytarabine liposome injection)

13)Genentech, Inc. Dept. Name: Single Point of Contact/UPP
Phone: 888-249-4918 Fax: 888-249-4919
Products: Herceptin (Trastuzumab), Rituxan (Rituximab)

14)Gilead Sciences Reimbursement Support and Assistance Program.
Phone:800-226-2056 Fax: 888-216-6857
Products: Vistide, Danuoxome

15)Glaxo Wellcome
Phone 800-722-9294
Products: Duragesic (Fentanyl Transdermal system), Ergamisol (Levamisole hydrochloride) tablets.

16)The Liposome Company
Phone: 800-345-2252 Fax: 714-750-8513.
Product: Abelcet

17)MGI Pharma, Inc.
Phone 888-743-5711
Product: Salagen Tablets (pilocarpine hydrochloride)

18)Novartis
Phone: 800-257-3273 Fax 480-314-7170
Call for product list.

19)Nycomed Amersham
Phone: 800-654-0118, #2 Fax 609-514-6575
Products: OncoSed (1-125 Seeds), Rapid Strand (1-125 seeds), Metastron (Strontium-89 Chloride)

20)Ortho Biotech, Inc.
Phone: 800-553-3851 Fax: 800-683-7855
Products: Procrit (Epotein alfa) for non-dialysis use, Leustatin (cladribine) injection.

21)Parke-Davis
Phone: 908-725-1247
Most Parke-Davis outpatient products with chronic indications are covered.

22)Pfizer, Inc.
Phone: 800-869-9979 Product: Diflucan

23)Pharmacia
Phone: 800-242-7014.
This company does not give out product lists. Patients must go through Oncology Hotline first for a review of benefits. Only then will the patient be referred to the patient assistance program if applicable.

24)Roche Laboratories, Inc.
Phone: 800-443-6676,
option #2. Products: Xeloda, Vesanoid, Roferon-A, FUDR (Floxuridine)

25)Roxane Laboratories, Inc.
Phone: 800-274-8651
Products: Oramorph Sr, Roxanol, Roxicodone, Marinol, Viramune

26)Sigma-tau Pharmaceuticals
Phone: 800-999-6673 Fax: 746-6481
Product: Matulane (procarbizine)

27)SmithKline Beecham Pharaceuticals
Phone 800-699-3806 Fax: 714-750-8513
Products: Hycamtin, Kytril