AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) today launched NEXIUM Direct, a program that
provides eligible patients the option of having brand-name NEXIUM
delivered directly to their home. NEXIUM Direct is part of AstraZeneca
Direct, a web-based offering that delivers select brand name
prescription medications from AstraZeneca directly to a person’s home.
The medications are dispensed by a team of registered pharmacists and
certified pharmacy technicians available through a collaboration with
Eagle Pharmacy, a trusted pharmacy partner.
“Today, people are taking a more active, participatory role in their
healthcare. With this in mind, AstraZeneca has created NEXIUM Direct,
giving patients and prescribers a choice when it comes to how they
receive branded NEXIUM from AstraZeneca,” said Linda Palczuk, Vice
President, Cornerstone and Commercial Excellence. “NEXIUM has been a
treatment option for acid reflux disease for over 13 years, with more
than 236 million prescriptions written. We’re proud to offer patients
and prescribers another way to receive this important treatment.”
Enrollment in NEXIUM Direct is easy. There are no coupons or
co-pay cards required; all a patient needs is a valid prescription from
a physician. Patients simply go to www.purplepill.com
and click on the NEXIUM Direct link to complete the online
enrollment form and provide a valid prescription for NEXIUM. During and
after enrollment, patients will have access to a 24-hour support center
to contact via email or phone if they have questions, the opportunity to
request auto refills, and free home delivery.
About AstraZeneca Direct
AstraZeneca Direct is a web-based offering that delivers select
brand name prescription medications—including NEXIUM®
(esomeprazole magnesium).
AstraZeneca Direct is about choice and convenience. It’s about
giving patients the option to have a 30- or 90-day supply of the branded
prescription product they were prescribed by their doctor delivered to
their door with free shipping. AstraZeneca Direct gives those
patients who are interested in buying their medicines online the option
to do so from the original manufacturer.
We recognize that patients need more than just access to brand name
prescription medications from the original manufacturer. That’s why,
through AstraZeneca Direct, patients have the opportunity to
request automatic refills and access to a 24-hour call center to help
them stay on the medication and manage their condition.
About NEXIUM
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common chronic
illnesses in the United States today, affecting more than 60 million
Americans. For many, NEXIUM helps provide relief for patients who
experience persistent heartburn caused by acid reflux disease. NEXIUM
can also heal possible damage to the esophagus that may be caused over
time by acid reflux disease. Most erosions heal in 4 to 8 weeks.
Individual results may vary.
Important Safety Information About NEXIUM®
(esomeprazole magnesium)
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Symptom relief does not rule out the presence of other serious stomach
conditions
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NEXIUM may increase your risk of getting severe diarrhea. Call your
doctor right away if you have watery stool, stomach pain and fever
that does not go away
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Talk to your doctor about your risk for:
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bone fractures if you take multiple daily doses of NEXIUM for a
long period of time
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low magnesium levels if you take NEXIUM for a long period of time
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Tell your doctor about all of the medicines you take, prescription and
non-prescription drugs, including clopidogrel, vitamins and herbal
supplements. NEXIUM may affect how other medicines work and other
medicines may affect how NEXIUM works.
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The most common side effects with NEXIUM include headache, diarrhea,
and abdominal pain
Please see Prescribing
Information.
Please see Medication
Guide.
About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business
that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of
prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of cardiovascular,
metabolic, respiratory, inflammation, autoimmune, oncology, infection
and neuroscience diseases. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries
and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.
For more information please visit: www.astrazeneca.com.
2962011 Last Updated 3/14
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