How to get Erivedge
To help you get your Erivedge prescription filled, Genentech, the maker of Erivedge, has developed a program called Erivedge Access Solutions. Regardless of your income or insurance status, Erivedge Access Solutions is here to help.
Erivedge is not available at your local drugstore. Patients can get Erivedge from a specialty pharmacy. A specialty pharmacy delivers prescriptions through the mail and sends the medicine right to your home.
How can Erivedge Access Solutions help you?
Erivedge Access Solutions helps you by
- Guiding you through the process for getting Erivedge
- Providing services that may help you pay for Erivedge
- Offering patient support programs while you are on treatment
- Providing help if your health plan does not cover your Erivedge
4 simple steps to start your Erivedge therapy
STEP 1: Your doctor will write a prescription for Erivedge.
- You will fill out the Patient Authorization and Notice of Release of Information form that your doctor gives you. He or she will send this form and your prescription to Erivedge Access Solutions
STEP 2: Erivedge Access Solutions will call you to talk about insurance coverage, financial assistance, and next steps for getting your medicine.
STEP 3: The specialty pharmacy will call you to confirm delivery details. It is very important that you speak with the pharmacy representative to confirm your shipment details. They can also enroll you in patient assistance programs and answer any questions you have about Erivedge.
STEP 4: Erivedge is delivered to your home. Someone must be home to sign for the delivery.
Click here to download the Patient Authorization and Notice of Release of Information form.
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Indication
Erivedge is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with a type of skin cancer, called basal cell carcinoma, that has spread to other parts of the body or that has come back after surgery or that your healthcare provider decides cannot be treated with surgery or radiation.
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Indication
Erivedge is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with a type of skin cancer, called basal cell carcinoma, that has spread to other parts of the body or that has come back after surgery or that your healthcare provider decides cannot be treated with surgery or radiation.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
What is the most important information I should know about Erivedge?
- Erivedge can cause your baby to die before it is born (be stillborn) or cause your baby to have severe birth defects
- For females who can become pregnant:
- You should talk with your healthcare provider about the risks of Erivedge to your unborn child
- Your healthcare provider should do a pregnancy test within 7 days before you start taking Erivedge to find out if you are pregnant
- In order to avoid pregnancy, you should start using highly effective birth control before you start Erivedge, and continue during treatment and for 7 months after your last dose. Talk with your healthcare provider about what birth control method is right for you during this time
- Talk to your healthcare provider right away if you have unprotected sex or if you think that your birth control has failed
- Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant or think that you may be pregnant
- For males:
- You should always use a condom with a spermicide, even if you have had a vasectomy, during sex with female partners while you are taking Erivedge and for 2 months after your last dose to protect your female partner from being exposed to Erivedge
- Tell your healthcare provider right away if your partner becomes pregnant or thinks she is pregnant while you are taking Erivedge
Exposure to Erivedge during pregnancy:
If you think that you or your female partner may have been exposed to Erivedge during pregnancy, talk to your healthcare provider right away. Pregnant women are encouraged to participate in a program that collects information about exposure to Erivedge during pregnancy, and the effects on the mother and her unborn child. This program is called the Erivedge pregnancy pharmacovigilance program. You may participate in this program by calling the Genentech Adverse Event Line at (888) 835-2555.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking Erivedge?
- If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant
- If you are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. It is not known if Erivedge passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will take Erivedge or breast-feed. You should not do both
What should I avoid while taking Erivedge?
Do not donate blood or blood products while you are taking Erivedge and for 7 months after your last dose
What are the possible side effects of Erivedge?
The most common side effects of Erivedge are:
- Muscle spasms
- Hair loss
- Change in how things taste or loss of taste
- Weight loss
- Tiredness
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Decreased appetite
- Constipation
- Vomiting
- Joint aches
These are not all the possible side effects of Erivedge. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Because everyone is different, it is not possible to predict what side effects any one person will have or how severe they may be. If you have questions or concerns about side effects, you should talk to your doctor.
You may report side effects to the FDA at (800) FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch. You may also report side effects to Genentech at (888) 835-2555.
Please see the full Prescribing Information, including serious side effects and the Medication Guide.
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