Be In Charge - How Can it Help?

The Be In Charge® Program* offers you information and support to allow you to deal with the concerns you face as a hepatitis C patient.

Be In Charge is a Free Service. Be In Charge is a free service of Schering Corporation for people considering interferon treatment for hepatitis C. Be In Charge is designed to help you:

• Choose a treatment that is right for you
• Cope with the side effects that often accompany interferon treatment
• Understand and talk more easily with your doctor about hepatitis C
• Feel confident about your therapy for hepatitis C.

Variety of Support Materials. The program also offers you support materials to help you get through therapy and adjust to living with chronic hepatitis C. The Be In Charge program support materials offered to you are based on where you are in therapy and include:

• Personal Nurse Counselor - You will be teamed with your own Nurse Counselor, who will answer your questions by telephone. Plus, you can call our Nurse Counseling service toll-free, 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week to speak with a nurse.
• Patient Therapy Management Binder - This one-stop reference guide helps you progress through your therapy more easily.
• The Hepatitis Workbook: A Guide to Living with Chronic Hepatitis B and C - This comprehensive reference book offers detailed information about hepatitis and treatment options.
• Coaching Booklet - This booklet is intended for family members, close friends, or coworkers, explaining chronic hepatitis C, your therapy, and how to offer you better support.
• Other Educational Materials - These include educational reference materials about chronic hepatitis C and its treatment.

If you have been diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C, and are on either PEG-INTRON® (Peginterferon alfa-2b) Powder for Injection alone or in combination with REBETOL® (Ribavirin, USP) Capsules; REBETRON® Combination Therapy containing REBETOL® and INTRON® A (Interferon alfa-2b, recombinant) Injection; or INTRON® A for Injection therapy, contact Be In Charge today.

Other Available Resources

Be In Charge can Help Explore Reimbursement Options. Schering's COMMITMENT TO CARE® has been designed to aid eligible patients in receiving therapy with Schering products by exploring reimbursement options. This is available to all eligible patients taking either PEG-INTRON® alone or in combination with REBETOL®, REBETRON® Combination Therapy containing REBETOL® and INTRON® A, or INTRON® A for Injection Therapy.

This COMMITMENT TO CARE® reimbursement assistance is available to eligible patients whether you enroll in the Be In Charge program or not.

Since its inception in September 1995, COMMITMENT TO CARE® has helped over 6,000 patients by providing reimbursement assistance for their medication. For information and enrollment, call 1-800-521-7157.

* To be eligible for the Be In Charge program, you must be diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B or C, be 18 years of age or older, and be living in the U.S.