One problem is that it's often hard to learn about these programs. Each company has its own program with its special requirements, forms, and procedures. Actually, some companies have different programs for different drugs. There is no central clearinghouse for obtaining information about these programs or the drugs themselves. Some of the companies will send forms to social workers or to patients, and a few will forward the forms to the physician's office at the request of the social worker or patient.
Policies vary from company to company.
Some companies publicize their programs, others do everything they can to hide theirs. Below you will find links to several sites and a poem about organ donations. This is a regional center with alot of information. Every 16 minutes, a name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list. This site is dedicated to the 60,000 patients waiting, and the donor families who have shared the gift of life.