Blood Clotting Medicines - Lovenox Shots

Is there anyone out there who has been prescribed Lovenox shots to help with blood thinning?  My mother recently passed away and we have 5 boxes of 10 .6mL Syringes each.  They are sealed  so it is obvious that they can't have been tampered with, but I have not found any organization that will accept medication donations.  I'm sure there is someone who's insurance may not be very good and could use any help available, I know these are very expensive, even with insurance, copayments can be high.

I would suggest checking with the clinics in your area that offer reduced or free services, they could probably make use of these shot.  These shots are expensive, I have a partial box of them.  If you've already checked with clinics, call the pharmacy where the shots were purchased and ask them if they know anyone that can use them or take them.

 Here is a website that you can go to that accepts medications to use in other countries:   http://www.aids.org/atn/a-244-11.html  

Also, try contacting your local red cross organization.  Here's another site that will even take opened bottles:

http://www.thestarfishproject.org/faqs.cfm

I have a 20 year old that takes heprin shot in her belly daily as blood thinner.

Kellie

 

On 4/21/2007 Hersheysmom wrote:

Is there anyone out there who has been prescribed Lovenox shots to help with blood thinning?  My mother recently passed away and we have 5 boxes of 10 .6mL Syringes each.  They are sealed  so it is obvious that they can't have been tampered with, but I have not found any organization that will accept medication donations.  I'm sure there is someone who's insurance may not be very good and could use any help available, I know these are very expensive, even with insurance, copayments can be high.

I had many syringes of saline solution and heparin left after I completed treatment as well as some medical supplies and I hated to throw them in the garbage.  When my husband was under the care of Hospice I know his nurse gave us some meds that my husband was on (very expensive and only partly covered by insurance) - that came from a patient that had passed away - they were a God send.  With that thought in mind I called Hospice in the next larger town over (12 miles away) and asked them if they took medical items.  They said to bring them in - they don't use them but make sure they get to organizations that can use them.  Try calling a couple of local Hospices, 

 

On 5/4/2007 Tlc1angel wrote:

I would suggest checking with the clinics in your area that offer reduced or free services, they could probably make use of these shot.  These shots are expensive, I have a partial box of them.  If you've already checked with clinics, call the pharmacy where the shots were purchased and ask them if they know anyone that can use them or take them.

 Here is a website that you can go to that accepts medications to use in other countries:   http://www.aids.org/atn/a-244-11.html  

Also, try contacting your local red cross organization.  Here's another site that will even take opened bottles:

http://www.thestarfishproject.org/faqs.cfm

Thank you for the starfishproject.org link - I have quite a few meds left over also (gave heparin and saline syringes to Hospice) and I will contact them.  The other linke for www.aids.org/atn/a-244-11.html did not work though - it said page couldn't be found.