Diseases Covered

Cytomegalovirus Retinitis

Program Status

open

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Assistance Amount

$ 3500

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Eligibility Criteria

  • Patient must be diagnosed with a covered disease and program must be accepting enrollments
  • Patient must have a valid Social Security number to apply for assistance and receive treatment in the United States
  • Patient must be seeking assistance for a prescribed medication that is FDA approved to treat the covered diagnosis
  • Patient is required to have valid Medicare or Military insurance coverage
  • Patient income level must be at or below 500% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)

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Medications Covered

  • Cidofovir
  • Cytovene
  • Foscarnet
  • Foscavir
  • Ganciclovir
  • Valcyte
  • Valganciclovir
  • Vistide
  • Zirgan

Disease Description

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is a viral infection of the retina of the eye resulting in inflammation. (Source: Mount Sinai)