PhRMA’s America's Medicines is a search engine designed for American patients, caregivers, providers and businesses to simplify their access to manufacturer direct purchase programs and patient support resources. America’s Medicines is not its own direct purchase program or patient support program, but rather a search engine for many of the resources that the biopharmaceutical industry offers.

Health care providers play a crucial role in spreading the word that patients in need may be eligible for various forms of assistance in obtaining their medications, including some free or nearly free options. Physicians, nurses and other health care providers can also go to www.americasmedicines.com to get information on available patient support programs, cost-sharing programs and other helpful resources for the patients under their care. Additionally, many of the patient support programs and direct purchase programs require physicians to sign and fill out portions of program enrollment forms, including adding patient prescription information. Some programs also require the physician to mail or fax the enrollment form on behalf of the patient.

No. America’s Medicines helps you find programs and resources you may be eligible for but does not process the enrollment applications for those programs. A program’s enrollment application typically provides directions on where it should be emailed, faxed or mailed.