Find the enrollment forms you'll need to help patients access RITUXAN after it's been prescribed, including for coverage, reimbursement and financial assistance services. There are also tips for composing a letter of medical necessity and appeal letter.
To learn more about the resources available to help your practice, including information on benefits investigations and prior authorizations, go to Helpful Resources for Your Practice.
RITUXAN Access Solutions can help your patients better understand their coverage, find financial assistance options, learn how to get RITUXAN and know which specialty pharmacy their health insurance plan requires.
This form is used to collect the patient’s health insurance and treatment information for enrollment in RITUXAN Access Solutions.
This form is signed and dated by your patient, giving written permission for RITUXAN Access Solutions to discuss their health information with you and the patient's health insurance plan.
A version of the Patient Consent Form for your Spanish-speaking patients.
The Genentech Patient Foundation provides free RITUXAN to people who don’t have insurance coverage or who have financial concerns and meet eligibility criteria.
The following forms are needed for applying for assistance from the Genentech Patient Foundation. Learn more about the Genentech Patient Foundation and other resources programs.
Includes patient, insurance and prescription information. Page two must be completed and submitted by the prescriber.
This form is signed and dated by your patient, giving written permission for RITUXAN Access Solutions to discuss their health information with you and the patient's health insurance plan.
A version of the Patient Consent Form for your Spanish-speaking patients.
This guide provides tips to help you draft a letter of medical necessity. A sample letter is also included for your reference.
This guide provides tips to help you draft an appeal letter. A sample letter is also included for your reference.
Use the links below to find additional information to enclose in your letter of medical necessity or appeal letter:
RITUXAN® (rituximab) full Prescribing Information, Genentech, Inc., 2021.
RITUXAN® (rituximab) full Prescribing Information, Genentech, Inc., 2021.
Data on file, Genentech, Inc.
Data on file, Genentech, Inc.
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MMIT Analysis.
MMIT Analysis.
IQVIA Plantrak Corticosteroid Data.
IQVIA Plantrak Corticosteroid Data.
HLI lives database.
HLI lives database.
Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia V.4.2019. © National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. 2019. All rights reserved. Accessed October 21, 2020. To view the most recent and complete version of the guideline, go online to NCCN.org.
Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia V.4.2019. © National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. 2019. All rights reserved. Accessed October 21, 2020. To view the most recent and complete version of the guideline, go online to NCCN.org.
Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma V.1.2019. © National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. 2019. All rights reserved. Accessed October 21, 2020. To view the most recent and complete version of the guideline, go online to NCCN.org.
Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma V.1.2019. © National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. 2019. All rights reserved. Accessed October 21, 2020. To view the most recent and complete version of the guideline, go online to NCCN.org.
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