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 Jevtana?
Jevtana is a brand-name chemo medication. The active ingredient in this product is cabazitaxel, which is in a medication class called microtubule inhibitors.
Jevtana is FDA-approved to treat males with advanced prostate cancer that:
- Metastasized (spread to other body parts)
- Is resistant to testosterone-lowering medicine or surgery
- Has previously been treated with docetaxel
Jevtana Mechanism of Action
Jevtana chemotherapy medication is a microtubule inhibitor. Microtubules are cellular components essential for cell division.
During cell division, a cell divides into two identical daughter cells. Microtubules facilitate cell division by splitting cellular components into two. Jevtana blocks the activity of microtubules, which leads to cancer cell death.
Jevtana Chemo Drug Contraindications
You shouldn’t receive this medication if you have:
- Neutrophil counts less than or equal to 1,500/mm3
- A history of severe allergic reactions to this medication or polysorbate 80
- Severe liver disease
Copay and Financial Assistance
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
Jevtana Dosing
Jevtana is available for prostate cancer patients as a kit that contains:
- Cabazitaxel injection 60 mg/1.5 ml in a single-dose vial. The liquid is viscous and clear yellow to brownish-yellow.
- Diluent 5.7 ml of 13% (w/w) ethanol in water in a single-dose vial. The liquid is clear and colorless.
A healthcare provider will inject Jevtana into your vein (intravenous) over an hour. The recommended dosage is 20 mg/m2 intravenously over an hour every 3 weeks with 10 mg oral prednisone daily throughout the treatment. A higher dose, 25 mg/m2, may be used in some patients.
Your healthcare provider may lower the dose or delay treatment if you have:
- Low white blood cell count
- Diarrhea
- Kidney or liver disorders
Jevtana Side Effects
Common side effects include:
- Heartburn
- Change in taste
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Swelling or sores in the mouth
- Headache
- Joint, back, or bone pain
- Pain in arms or legs
- Muscle pain or spasms
- Numbness, burning, or tingling in the hands, arms, feet, or legs
- Hair loss
Serious side effects include:
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Severe stomach pain
- Constipation
- Swelling of the face, arms, hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs
- Decreased amount of urine
- Blood in the urine or stool
- Frequent, burning, or painful urination
- Signs of dehydration, such as decreased sweating and dry skin
- Irregular heartbeat
- Chest pain
- New or worsening cough
- Shortness of breath
- Pale skin
- Unusual tiredness or dizziness
- Easy bruising or bleeding
- Bone fracture
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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