How Assistance Works

Streamlining our patient’s specialty pharmacy experience with unmatched full-service convenience

  • 1. Check Your Coverage/Benefits Verification

    Our team of expert billers finds the best avenues of coverage that minimize out-of-pocket costs.

  • 2. Transfer Prescription to AmeriPharma™

    We process your prescription by working with your previous pharmacy or prescriber, making the transition quick and easy.

  • 3. Prior Authorization

    Our team of specialists obtains approval from your insurance companies within 24 to 72 hours.

  • 4. Copay Assistance & Financial Aid

    We secure financial aid and decrease copays, out-of-pocket expenses, and high deductibles. To date, AmeriPharma™ Specialty Care has secured $55 million in financial assistance for our patients.

  • 5. Nursing Care Coordination

    AmeriPharma™ puts your schedule and home environment first when scheduling and coordinating one of our specialized nurses for your in-home infusions.

  • 6. Delivery Coordination

    Medications are always delivered in strict compliance with the specific requirements for shipping. Next-day and overnight cold-chain deliveries are coordinated around your schedule.

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What Is Amicar?

Amicar (aminocaproic acid) belongs to a family of drugs called hemostatics or antifibrinolytic agents. Other names for this medication include:

  • ε-aminocaproic acid
  • ε-aminohexanoic acid
  • EACA
  • ε-norleucine

 

How Does Amicar Work?

Your body reacts to an injury by stopping bleeding and repairing damaged tissues. While doing so, it is critical that you do not develop excessive blood clots; otherwise, they might obstruct blood flow in your vessels.

Numerous proteins and enzymes regulate this delicate bleeding-clotting mechanism. For example, a protein—fibrin—helps form blood clots. On the other hand, an enzyme called plasminogen dissolves fibrin clots to prevent excessive clotting in a process known as fibrinolysis.

Some people have unusually rapid fibrinolysis, putting them at a higher risk of bleeding-associated complications. Amicar works by delaying or stopping fibrinolysis. Hence, it is also known as an antifibrinolytic agent.

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What Is Amicar Used to Treat?

  • Acute bleeding (causes may include cardiac surgery, hematologic disorders, neoplastic disorders, abruptio placentae, hepatic cirrhosis, and urinary fibrinolysis).
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, refractory bleeding (off-label use)
  • Intracranial hemorrhage associated with thrombolytic treatment (off-label use)
  • Mouth and mucosal bleeding in patients with hemostatic defects
  • Perioperative prevention of blood loss and transfusion (off-label use)
  • Thrombocytopenia (off-label use)

Copay and Financial Assistance

AmeriPharma™ Specialty Care alleviates financial burdens for patients and their families

  • Advanced software locates funding sources to match you with top-dollar foundation programs

  • One of our copay assistance specialists will assist with the application process

  • Automatic updates will be sent to you and your physician on the status of the funding

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How Is Amicar Supplied and Used?

Aminocaproic acid comes in the following preparations and strengths:

  • Oral tablets (500 mg, 1000 mg)
  • Oral liquid (1.25 g/5 ml)
  • Solution for intravenous (IV) infusion (250 mg/ml)

Oral preparations

Store at room temperature in a dry place.

  • Tablets: Take with or without food as directed by your physician.
  • Oral Liquid: Measure the liquid dose carefully using the measuring device that comes with the drug. Take with or without food as directed by your physician.

IV infusion

Store the intact vial at room temperature. Diluted solutions are stable at 39°F and 73°F for 7 days.

Your healthcare provider administers the IV solution by infusion, using NaCl injection 0.9%, dextrose injection 5%, or Ringer’s Injection as a vehicle (diluent). The manufacturer does not recommend injecting the undiluted solution into the vein.

You will typically receive a higher dose during the first hour and a lower dose afterward. The treatment lasts for about 8 hours or until the bleeding is controlled.

Amicar Side Effects

Amicar is well tolerated, though some users may experience severe side effects.

Mild side effects

Mild side effects usually go away as the treatment progresses. However, call your doctor if any of them are severe or persist. Mild side effects include:

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Stomach pain
  • Diarrhea
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Pain at the injection site
  • Itchy skin
  • Feeling of illness
  • Nose stuffiness

Severe side effects

Call your doctor immediately if you experience:

  • Hallucinations (experiencing things that do not exist)
  • Swollen arms, hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs
  • Blurred vision
  • Ringing in the ears
  • Hives or rashes
  • Difficulty breathing or swallowing
  • Muscle weakness
  • Fatigue
  • Shortness of breath
  • Rapid breathing
  • Chest pain
  • Excessive sweating
  • Sudden weakness, numbness, or coldness in an arm or leg
  • Slowed speech
  • Irregular heartbeat
  • Coughing up blood
  • Seizures
  • Decreased urine output or brown urine
  • Fainting
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Insurances Accepted

We accept Medicare, multi-state Medicaid, Medi-Cal, Blue Shield, and most private insurances. Call us to find out more about your coverage.

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