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 Kogenate FS?
Kogenate is a recombinant version of the antihemophilic factor (also known as factor VIII, or FVIII), which is used to control and prevent bleeding episodes in patients with classic hemophilia (hemophilia A). Antihemophilic factor is a natural protein in the blood that’s needed to help form clots.
Patients with hemophilia usually have little to no production or function of FVIII. This can cause excessive bleeding as a result of an injury.
Internal bleeding into joints and muscles due to trauma or surgical procedures is typical in these patients and can lead to long-term joint damage or disability.
Kogenate FS works to raise the level of FVIII so that blood can form clots properly, and the chances of spontaneous or excessive bleeds are reduced.
Usage or Indication
Kogenate is typically prescribed to children and adults with hemophilia A who either lack coagulation factor VIII or have a lower-than-normal level.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kogenate to be used in hemophilia A patients in the following circumstances:
- To treat bleeding episodes when they occur.
- To manage excessive bleeding related to a surgical or dental procedure.
- To prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in children with hemophilia A and, in children without pre-existing joint damage, to reduce the risk of joint damage.
- To prevent or reduce the chances of bleeding episodes in adults with hemophilia A.
Kogenate should NOT be used to treat von Willebrand disease because it does not contain von Willebrand factor.
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
Kogenate FS: Dosage Forms and Strengths
The drug comes as a lyophilized powder in a single-dose vial. Each vial is labeled with the recombinant antihemophilic factor activity expressed in IU (international units) per vial.
Currently, this drug is available in five different strengths:
- 250 IU
- 500 IU
- 1,000 IU
- 2,000 IU
- 3,000 IU
Kogenate FS is reconstituted in the provided diluent and should be administered within 3 hours after reconstitution.
Kogenate FS Side Effects
Common side effects include:
- Nausea
- Infusion-site reactions (e.g., inflammation, pain)
- Central venous access device (CVAD)-associated infections
- Rash or hives
- Itching
- Drop in blood pressure
- Lightheadedness
- Difficulty breathing
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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