Useful Resources...

Here is a list of resources that through experience we have found very useful. If you have suggestions about other sites or contact information to include, send an email to HeatherLyn Ferrell at heatherlyn@msunitedforyoungadults.org .
*We are in no way endorsing any one of these medications; these numbers are for the purpose of support & gaining financial aid.

MS Lifelines-Serono/Pfizer (Rebif)
This site has many wonderful resources including phone nurses, medical & test study information & through the MS LifeLines Access Made Simple program your medication can be provided low or no cost (for qualified patients). Best of all, MS LifeLines takes care of all the paperwork!
(877) 447-3243 Toll Free Support & Financial Help Line (ET)
www.mslifelines.com

MS Pathways-Bayer Laboratories (Betaserone)
MS Pathways, the Betaseron® patient support program offers a range of information to help you manage the condition, and is staffed by nurses who are available to give tips and advice to Betaseron patients and those considering Betaseron therapy. This support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
(800) 788-1467 Toll Free Support
(877) 836-5724 Toll Free Financial Help Line (ET)
www.mspathways.com

Teva Neurosciences-Shared Solutions (Copaxone)
Shared Solutions® is a network of resources available to everyone, and that includes people with MS, their CarePartners, friends, family, or anyone else who has been touched by MS.
(800) 887-8100 Toll Free Support & Financial Help Available 8 am-8 pm (CT)
www.mswatch.com

Biogen Idec & Elan-MS Active Source (Avonex & Tysabri)
One of the most important aspects of MS ActiveSource is that they work as a community. Through their free services, MS support specialists and counseling, they bring people together and make it easier for them to support one another. Both of the above pharmaceutical companies can be reached at the number below.
(800) 456-2255 Toll Free Support & Financial Help Availible 8:30 am-8 pm (ET)
www.msactivesource.com

MS Center-Complimentary & Alternative Medicine
The MS Center emphasizes a holistic approach to care, with a premium placed on ensuring that each individual living with MS and their families receive the most current information and treatment options available.
ms-cam.org

National Family Caregivers
The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships and life stages to help transform family caregivers' lives by removing barriers to health and well being.
(800) 896-3650 Toll Free Support/Help Line (ET)
www.thefamilycaregiver.org

Demos Medical Publishing
For more than 20 years, Demos has filled a unique educational need for physicians, other health care professionals as well as for people with disabilities and their families. The company publishes world-class texts in neurology, rehabilitation medicine, growing lists in oncology, pathology, and cardiovascular medicine, and acclaimed patient books in multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, epilepsy, stroke, spinal cord injury, and many others.
demosmedpub.com