Re: Section 8 - Province of Ontario Only

[Guest guest]

Wow, thanks for the good news, Zavie. Do you have a link to a news

release or article that talks about this?

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> For those patients in Ontario, Canada, you will be pleased to know

that your

> doctor no longer has to complete the Section 8 form in order for

you to get

> Gleevec. All that is required is for him/her to write a

prescription for the

> drug.

>

> Zavie

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[Guest guest]

Hi Zavie,

Could we get some more clarification on this? I was under the

impression that only people who were on some sort of government

assistance, ie welfare, the Trillium plan and seniors who get free

presciption drugs with very small co-payments needed section 8 filled

out each year.

People like myself, who receive my drugs courtesy of my wife's

insurance plan at work don't need to worry about section 8. Also the

people who pay for it out of their own pocket. Is this your

understanding? If not, my doctor must have been filling out a form

every year for me that I was not aware of.

What's the scoop on this? I thought the gov't threw this section 8

stuff in just to make it more complicated for those who get their

pills thanks to the government " largesse "

Wayne

-- In , " Zavie miller " <zmiller@...> wrote:

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> Hi ,

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> I got this news from my CML doctor. The doctors were the ones who

had the

> headache of filling out the form. It is no longer required for

Gleevec. I

> don't think that there was a press release on this. If your doctor

needs the

> details, I will get it for you.

>

> Zavie

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> [ ] Re: Section 8 - Province of Ontario Only

>

> Wow, thanks for the good news, Zavie. Do you have a link to a news

> release or article that talks about this?

>

>

> >

> > For those patients in Ontario, Canada, you will be pleased to

know

> that your

> > doctor no longer has to complete the Section 8 form in order for

> you to get

> > Gleevec. All that is required is for him/her to write a

> prescription for the

> > drug.

> >

> > Zavie

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