Reasonable Pharmaceutical Costs and Improved Access to Necessary Pharmaceuticals for All Patients Young physician members of the American Medical Association are concerned about the growing costs of pharmaceuticals. The AMA-YPS has contributed to the body of AMA policy that supports these concepts. Each company has its own program with its special requirements, forms, and procedures. Some companies have different programs for different drugs. Other 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. Many of PhRMA's member companies provide drugs to physicians whose patients could not otherwise afford them. It also includes links to sites that contain information about drugs and drug interactions. An order form for its directory in a loose-leaf binder is also available. It also calls for the Council on Medical Service to study and recommend changes in United States laws to permit the purchase of FDA approved drugs across national borders by individual United States citizens and more importantly to permit pharmacies to purchase wholesale such drugs from foreign suppliers.