• All About INTRON® A
  • What Is INTRON® A?
  • Why INTRON® A?
  • Getting Started
  • Treatment with INTRON® A
  • Managing Side Effects
• Understanding Your Condition
  • Malignant Melanoma
  • Skin Basics
  • What Is Cancer?
  • Types of Skin Cancer
  • Focus on Melanoma
• Give and Get Support
  • For People Living with Melanoma
  • For People Who Care
• Professional Resources
  • Indications
  • Why INTRON® A
  • Managing Therapy
  • Patient Support
  • Professional Resources
  • Contact Information

Patient Support

One drug, one patient, one year of therapy

Because this therapy can be so challenging for patients, Schering is here to help you support your patients as they make the commitment to see their therapy through to completion. Schering offers comprehensive support for your INTRON® A patients, from supportive care materials and patient education to reimbursement assistance.

TLC

TLC is a comprehensive patient support program that offers a range of materials to help your patients learn more about melanoma and managing the side effects of treatment. These include patient education brochures, a wellness kit, a management workbook, and accessories to facilitate INTRON® A administration.

BLUE BAG

This cooler bag contains a DVD on self-injection and a booklet to help patients remember the correct way to take INTRON® A injections at home. It also has a sharps container for safe disposal of used injection supplies and a refreezable ice pack, so patients can take INTRON® A on the road.

CROSSING BRIDGES™

A complete guide to life during treatment, this book has inspiring stories and quotes as well as critical information on treatment and side effects management. This "encyclopedia" for living with melanoma and INTRON® A includes an injection calendar, journal, lists of support services -- everything you can think of to help you meet your patients' treatment goals.

HYDRATION BROCHURE

One of the most important things patients can do during treatment is to make sure they drink enough fluids. This brochure will tell them how.

MANAGING YOUR THERAPY FOR MALIGNANT MELANOMA

A quick overview of what patients need to know about treatment, side effects, and their condition, all in one brochure.

PAIN RELIEVERS/FEVER REDUCERS

A booklet with many tips to help patients safely manage pain and fever that may occur during treatment with INTRON® A.

TLC WELLNESS KIT

Everything from a water bottle to a stress ball and picture frame - this kit "thinks ahead" for your patients and puts together many items that can relieve physical symptoms and emotional pressure.

Crossing Bridges™

Crossing Bridges, launched in 1997, was the first national program to provide medically accurate information and ongoing emotional support to patients receiving INTRON® A for malignant melanoma. Crossing Bridges is designed to encourage treatment through diverse support services, including counseling by nurses, social workers, and former patients, and is provided free of charge.