Encouraging Patients to Enroll

You and your patients face many challenges when working toward the goal of successfully completing treatment for hepatitis C. Encourage your patients to enroll in The Be In Charge® Program for the tools they need to better cope with the physical and emotional challenges of both the disease and its treatment.

Be In Charge Offers 24/7 Support. Be In Charge helps you help your patients with 24/7 personalized support from Registered Nurses. The Be In Charge Registered Nurse Hotline connects your patients live, anytime they want, to an RN who specializes in hepatitis C. With free personalized one-on-one support, your patients can choose from a wealth of hepatitis C resources that help them to learn more about their disease, its treatment, and how to cope with the side effects of therapy. Most important is that Be In Charge was shown to have a positive impact on pharmacy refill rates. In a recent study, Be In Charge patients were shown to be 24% more persistent with their PEG-INTRON® (Peginterferon alfa-2b) Powder for Injection therapy than were non-participants. Moreover, a consistently larger share of Be In Charge patients remained on therapy over all time points observed.

Be In Charge is a Free Service. Patients are enthusiastic about Be In Charge. Nearly all surveyed patients who have used Be In Charge felt that the program helped them stay on therapy and that they would recommend the program to others. The Be In Charge program is provided at no cost to you or your patients-either those simply diagnosed with hepatitis C and those patients undergoing PEG-INTRON therapy.

And, you'll be sent detailed monthly Patient Follow-up Reports listing statistics concerning your patients' use of the Be In Charge program as well as their topics of interest (for a sample of this page, go to Patient Follow-up Report).

Your Patients may Call or Visit us Online. Encourage your patients to take advantage of all the features of the Be In Charge program. Your patients can learn more by calling 1-888-437-2608 or by visiting this Web site - just click on Contact Us Today on the home page.

Most important is that Be In Charge was shown to have a positive impact on pharmacy refill rates. In a recent study, Be In Charge patients were shown to be 24% more persistent with their PEG-INTRON therapy than were non-participants. Moreover, a consistently larger share of Be In Charge patients remained on therapy over all time points observed.