Neuropathic pain is pain that is caused by damage to the nervous system. Simply put, it is nerve-related pain. It is characterized by chronic pain that is burning and tingling. The pain can be intense—shooting from one location to another. Fortunately, there are drugs and medications available that can help relieve neuropathic pain.
Neuropathic pain is a special and complex type of pain in how it's treated. What that means is that it generally won't respond to traditional analgesics, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or opioids. In treating your pain, your doctor may refer to a "neuropathic agent," which is anything that acts on neuropathic pain. In other words, neuropathic agents will help treat your pain.
For people with chronic diseases, buying expensive drugs every month can be a burden. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce costs.
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Patient Assistance Programs (Pap) are one of several ways to find help. NeedyMeds is an organization that educates people about affordable health care options. According to them, paps are administered by pharmaceutical companies and provide free or low-cost drugs to qualifying people.
NeedyMeds provides a wide range of information about programs that help people pay for expensive medications. Its resources include a PAP database.
The organization also sorts the information by type of disease. The Lupus Foundation of America recently partnered with NeedyMeds to develop a resource page with information specifically for people with lupus.
Find help with the cost of medications through the Lupus NeedyMeds collection.
Do your research
Different companies have different qualifications for receiving financial assistance. Therefore, it is important to do some research. Knowing your options can help navigate the financial assistance application process.
"You learn to be a defender," Colin Cornett said. His wife, Pam, has been living with lupus for more than 20 years.
Pam and Colin have insurance. But, in 2014, Pam was prescribed a drug that was going to cost a copayment of $5,000 per month.
They were able to find help through a PAP. However, they found a drawback again in 2015 when their application was ready for annual renewal. They had to reach $ 5,000 on the spot or Pam had to give up her medication.
"It took three days to get in touch with the manufacturer," Colin said. "But as soon as I got to them they were sending me a vial to solve the immediate problem.”
His advice for anyone looking at PAP or renewing one is to start early each year and know what resources there are. Not all pharmaceutical companies offer PAP. However, many of the drugs used to treat lupus have help available.
