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 Novoeight?
Novoeight (Turoctocog alfa) is an antihemophilic factor VIII produced via recombinant technology. This medication is generally prescribed to treat or prevent bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia A.
Patients with hemophilia A lack clotting factor VIII (a blood clotting protein), and Novoeight replaces the missing clotting factor VIII, thereby helping the blood to clot.
Novoeight was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February 2013 due to its effective results in one of the largest clinical trials to date.
This medication can only be obtained via a doctor’s prescription and is self-administered after training is received from a healthcare professional.
What Is Novoeight Used To Treat?
Novoeight is used to treat hemophilia A in children and adults. It is used to:
- Control bleeding episodes in hemophilia A patients
- Reduce the frequency (number) of bleeding episodes in hemophilia A patients
- Prevent bleeding during minor or major surgery in patients with hemophilia A
Novoeight cannot be used for the treatment of von Willebrand disease in patients.
How Does Novoeight Work?
In patients with hemophilia A, clotting Factor VIII is either missing or does not work properly, which causes bleeding in joints, muscles, or internal organs.
Novoeight contains an active substance, “Turoctocog alfa,” which mimics the function of naturally occurring coagulation factor VIII and helps the blood to form a clot.
The recombinant Novoeight corrects the factor VIII deficiency by replacing the missing clotting factor VIII, thereby temporarily controlling the bleeding disorder.
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
What Are the Available Dosage Forms and Strengths?
Novoeight is available in lyophilized powder form in a single-dose vial with the following concentrations (strengths): 250, 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, and 3000 IU per vial.
The powder is reconstituted with 4 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride solution. Each ml of reconstituted solution contains:
- 250 IU (62.5 IU/ml)
- 500 IU (125 IU/ml)
- 1,000 IU (250 IU/ml)
- 1,500 IU (375 IU/ml)
- 2,000 IU (500 IU/ml)
- 3,000 IU (750 IU/ml)
Novoeight Side Effects
Common side effects include:
- Injection site reaction, such as swelling, itching, pain, or redness
- Pyrexia (high fever)
Signs of allergic reactions include:
- Rashes or hives
- Difficulty breathing or swallowing
- Swelling of the lips and tongue
- Light-headedness
- Dizziness or loss of consciousness
- Pale and cold skin
- Fast heartbeat
- Red or swollen face or hands
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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