Needymeds And Consumer Reports Announce New Online Resource For Patients

GLOUCESTER, Mass. - June 19, 2013 - PRLog -- Gloucester, MA---- NeedyMeds is pleased to announce a new partnership with Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs™ to provide visitors to NeedyMeds.org (http://www.needymeds.org/) with the latest recommendations on the safest, most effective and least expensive prescription and over-the-counter medications as rated by Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs™ offers unbiased, evidence-based drug information and provides consumers with a trusted resource to choose the best, most affordable medication.  The goal of this collaboration is to help consumers talk with their doctors about their medication options, and help them identify the medications that are best for them based on safety, effectiveness and cost.

Users will access the Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs™ recommendations on www.needymeds .org by clicking on any brand name drug with  the
logo.  Consumers will be able to read the data on that particular drug and learn about their options.

"NeedyMeds’ collaboration with Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs™ brings vital drug information to our website visitors," said Rich Sagall, MD, President of NeedyMeds. "One of our goals is help people become educated partners in their healthcare and this information goes along way in helping us meet this goal."

NeedyMeds is the most respected source of information on programs that help with the cost of medications and healthcare. NeedyMeds.org (http://www.needymeds.org/)  is visited by approximately 17,000 people daily, has information on pharmaceutical patient assistance programs, programs that help based on diagnosis, free/low cost/sliding scale clinics and much more. All the information is easy to access and updated regularly.

“Consumer Reports is proud to collaborate with NeedyMeds on the shared goals that we have to help people who face problems paying for medications and healthcare.  Adding Consumer Reports’ recommendations to the resources offered by NeedyMeds will help consumers make better medication choices based on safety, effectiveness and cost,” said Doris Peter, PhD, Associate Director of The Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center.

About NeedyMeds:

NeedyMeds, a national nonprofit, is a comprehensive and reliable source of information on assistance programs available for people having difficulties paying for their medications or health care. The website Needymeds.org (http://www.needymeds.org/) is visited by approximately 17,000 people each workday. NeedyMeds' information is always free, easy to access, and updated regularly. Unlike similar sites, NeedyMeds requires no registration and gathers no identifiable information on site visitors.

About Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs:

Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs™ is a public education project of Consumer Reports that provides free guidance on prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Consumer Reports is an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just and safe marketplace and to empower consumers as they research and buy products and services. Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs™ is made possible by a grant from the States Attorney General Consumer and Prescriber Education Grant Program, which is funded by the multi-state settlement of consumer fraud claims regarding the marketing of the prescription drug Neurontin.