How Assistance Works
Streamlining our patient’s specialty pharmacy experience with unmatched full-service convenience
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1. Check Your Coverage/Benefits Verification
Our team of expert billers finds the best avenues of coverage that minimize out-of-pocket costs.
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2. Transfer Prescription to AmeriPharma®
We process your prescription by working with your previous pharmacy or prescriber, making the transition quick and easy.
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3. Prior Authorization
Our team of specialists obtains approval from your insurance companies within 24 to 72 hours.
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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.
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5. Nursing Care Coordination If Needed
AmeriPharma® puts your schedule and home environment first when scheduling and coordinating one of our specialized nurses for your in-home infusions.
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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.
What Is Gazyva?
Gazyva is a prescription drug that contains the active ingredient obinutuzumab and is used to treat follicular lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. This cancer immunotherapy medicine is typically used in conjunction with other anticancer medications. It was authorized by the FDA on November 16, 2017.
Gazyva is thought to work by activating the immune system, enabling it to target lymphoma cells. It is administered by a healthcare provider as an infusion through the vein. It is a recommended treatment option for certain individuals, although it has some severe side effects, which can be serious.
What Is Gazyva Used To Treat?
Gazyva is mainly prescribed for treating two types of cancer [2]:
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): Gazyva, in combination with chlorambucil, is approved for the treatment of previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
- Follicular Lymphoma: Gazyva is approved for the treatment of previously untreated follicular lymphoma in combination with chemotherapy.
How Does Gazyva Work?
Gazyva is a monoclonal antibody that binds to the CD20 protein on B cells, which are one type of white blood cell. B cells promote the production of antibodies, which are part of your immune system. Cancer cells typically have higher levels of CD20 proteins than healthy cells.
Gazyva triggers an immune response when it binds to CD20. The drug-attached cells are attacked by and killed by signals that are sent out. Cancer cell death can also be commanded by Gazyva.
How Gazyva Copay Assistance Works
AmeriPharma® Specialty Pharmacy alleviates financial burdens for patients and their families
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Advanced software locates funding sources to match you with top-dollar foundation programs
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One of our copay assistance specialists will assist with the application process
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Automatic updates will be sent to you and your physician on the status of the funding
Dosing of Gazyva
For the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Gazyva is given in a series of six cycles, each lasting 28 days.
- The first infusion will consist of 100 mg of Gazyva administered by IV over 4 hours.
- If you tolerate the first infusion well, a second infusion of 900 mg would be given through IV infusion the same day or the next day.
- If the previous infusion was successful, you would receive 1,000 mg by IV for the subsequent infusions.
For the treatment of Follicular Lymphoma (FL)
- The first infusion consist of 1,000 mg given by IV infusion
- If the first infusion goes well, for subsequent infusions, you would receive 1,000 mg via IV infusion.
Your doctor may decide to continue treating you with Gazyva if the first course of treatment is successful. For up to 2 years, you are permitted to take Gazyva once every 2 months.
Gazyva Side Effects
Common side effects include:
- Upper respiratory infections
- Muscle aches
- Fatigue
- Rash
- Headache
- Cough
- Diarrhea or constipation
Serious side effects include:
- Infusion-related reactions
- Decreased white blood cell count
- Severe infections, such as pneumonia
- Reactivation of hepatitis B
- Allergic reaction
- Tumor lysis syndrome
- Decreased platelet count
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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