Sometimes people with cancer experience hard times getting the medication they need. YesRx, Michigan’s Statewide Cancer Drug Repository Network, accepts unused and unopened medicine that is no longer needed and then makes those medications available to patients in need, for free.
In the last year, thanks to the generosity of patients, families, and caregivers who donated thousands of unused oral cancer medications to the YesRx Statewide Network of Cancer Drug Repository Programs, over $7 million dollars in cancer medication has been provided by clinicians to patients at no cost. The Network is currently serving 75 percent of the counties in Michigan.
Who is eligible to Receive Free Cancer Medication?
- Any person with a cancer diagnosis who needs help getting their cancer medication, is a Michigan resident with a valid ID card, and is being cared for by a cancer clinician in Michigan.
What Cancer Medication Can Be Donated:
- Medication used to treat cancer or the side effects of cancer or chemotherapy.
- Medication unopened and in the original packaging from the manufacturer.
- Medication with an expiration date no less than 6 months from today.
Who Can Access Medication Available in the CDR?
- All clinicians in Michigan who care for patients with cancer.
- Patients who are in need may ask their clinician to contact YesRx.
What is YesRx?
- YesRx is a 501(c)(3) Michigan charitable service organization.
- The YesRx Network is an inter-connected community across Michigan working to improve cancer medication access and eliminate cancer medication waste.
Where Can You Find More Information?
- www.yesrs.org
- CDR@yesrx.org
- YesRx Founders Emily Mackler, BCOP, PharmD (emily@yesrs.org, 734-395-3855) and Siobhan Norman (siobhan@yesrx.org, 734-904-5198)
