• Asthma Education Committee, 314/454-4516 with asthma questions
    • Asthma Education Classes, 314/454-KIDS or 800/678-KIDS for info or enrollment
    • Support and Education for Asthma, 314/454-2627 for upcoming events
    • Head-to-Toe exercise and nutrition program 314/454-KIDS
    • Family Resource Center, Pediatric Consumer Health Library, 314/454-2350
  • Allergy Eats, www.allergyeats.com-Your Online Guide to Allergy Friendly Restaurants!
  • St. Louis Regional Asthma Consortium, 314/977-8253 ; www.asthma-stlouis.org
  • Allergy & Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., 800/878-4403 ; www.aanma.org
  • The St. Louis Regional Clean Air Partnership, 314/645-5505 ; www.cleanair-stlouis.com
  • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 800/822-2762 ; www.aaaai.org
  • American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 847/4271200; www.acaai.org
  • American Lung Association of Missouri, 314/645-5505 ; www.lungusa.org
  • American Lung Association of Illinois-Iowa; Southwestern Division, 618/344-8891; www.lungil.org
  • City of St. Louis Department of Health, http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/health/
  • The Clinical Research Center, L.L.C., 314/514-8509 ; www. clinicalresearchcenter.com
  • The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, 800/929-4040; www.foodallergy.org, www.fankids.org, www.fanteen.org
  • Gateway FEAST, Food Allergy, Eczema, Asthma Support Team, http://aafastl.org/programs-2/gateway-feast/
    • Gateway FEAST is an educational support group dedicated to providing resources, support, social activities and encouragement to families coping with food allergies, eczema and asthma, as well as raising awareness and educating the community regarding the unique needs of these families.
  • Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, http://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/chronic/asthma/
  • National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute Information Center-National Institutes of Health, 800/575-WELL; www.nhlbi.nih.gov
  • National Jewish Medical Center, 800/222-LUNG; www. njc.org
  • School Asthma and Allergy Knowledge Exchange, www.schoolasthmaallergy.com
  • Tobacco Free Missouri-St. Louis Super Coalition; www.breatheeasymo.org (for a listing of smoke free restaurants)
    • This resource list is provided to you by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, St. Louis Chapter. Our mission is to serve those affected by asthma and allergies through education, support, and medical resources.

Other Prescription Assistance Resources

Are you looking for help paying for asthma and allergy medicines, but don’t qualify for our program?  Consider some of these resources:

Full Pay Assistance for Uninsured

Go here for a printable copy of full-pay assistance programs.

  • AZ and Me (AstraZeneca) offers a Rx Savings Program for Symbicort, Pulmicort, Rhinocort to individuals making $30,000 or less or a family of four making $60,000 or less who qualify.
  • Bridges to Access (GlaxoSmithKline) offers Advair, Flonase, Flovent, Serevent and Ventolin HFA medicines to those who qualify.
  • Family Wize prescription discount card
  • Partnership for Prescription Assistance provides one application to all the major pharmaceutical assistance programs operated by the pharmaceutical companies.
  • Needy Meds, Rx Assist and Rx Hope have information on pharmaceutical assistance programs, prescription discount cards and drug coupons.
  • Prescription Hope (a United Way program) offers $18 per prescription per month service fee.  there is a yearly enrollment of only $20.  No other medication cost and no hidden costs.  877-296-4673
  • Rx Outreach (Express Scripts) is a mail order discount prescription program for chronic diseases.
  • Together Rx Access is a prescription savings program.
  • $4 and $10 generics available at Walmart, Schnucks, Beverly Hills Pharmacy (314-381-8600)and Target. Contact your local Walmart, Schnucks, Target or Beverly Hills Pharmacy and ask if your prescription is one of the $4 and $10 generics.

Co-Pay Assistance

Go here for a printable copy of the co-pay assistance programs.

  • Chronic Disease Fund for those who have private insurance or a Medicare Part D plan but cannot afford the co-payments for their specialty therapeutic.
  • HealthWell Foundation provides financial assistance to eligible individuals to cover coinsurance, copayments, healthcare premiums and deductibles for certain treatments including asthma.