NH Medication Bridge Program
Provider Information

Provider Responsibility for Medications:
In order for patients to access free prescriptions from pharmaceutical companies a licensed provider must be involved. A patient cannot access these medications without going through a provider. The provider must initiate the process and be responsible for receiving the medications.

The pharmaceutical companies require at a minimum a physician's signature on the application attesting that the patient is truly in need of the medications and is unable to purchase the medications without incurring a significant financial burden. Often times a physician will need to include a written prescription as well. The majority of companies will send the medications directly to the physician's office. The office staff must then follow standard procedures for dispensing medications to patients.

There are a few pharmaceutical companies that will send medications directly to the patient, but they do require the physician's signature and a written prescription for a refill.

There are also a few pharmaceutical companies that give patients a card to present at the pharmacy for their prescriptions. These companies also closely monitor the dispensing of medications and require physicians to sign re-applications on a regular basis.


Benefits for Providers:
· Healthier and more satisfied patients
· Ability to provide highest quality of care
· Increases patient compliance with recommended course of treatment
· Permits sample medications to be stretched to serve a larger portion of the population
· Decreases number of hospitalizations and nursing home placements
· Less paperwork and processing time involved with patient applications to the pharmaceutical companies

Visit the links below to learn more about the NH Medication Bridge Program: 

For Providers: Getting Started

For Providers: The Process

List of N.H. Medication Bridge program sites

Patient Information

Website Links

Advisory Board

N.H. Prescription Assistance Guide