Our mission is to connect, coordinate, and champion your patient at the most important steps along the way:

Your patient will be connected to one person dedicated to partnering with them throughout their treatment experience

Your patient will receive educational support on insurance, financial assistance options, important appointment-related information, and more

Your patient’s dedicated partner will empower them to be confident self-advocates for maintaining treatment goals

Amgen By Your Side is a support program for patients prescribed KRYSTEXXA® (pegloticase). Our dedicated team partners with your patient to provide nonclinical personalized support so they can start and continue treatment as you prescribe.

Our mission is to connect, coordinate, and champion your patient at the most important steps along the way:

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CONNECT: Your patient will be connected to one person dedicated to partnering with them throughout their treatment experience

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COORDINATE: Your patient will receive educational support on insurance, financial assistance options, important appointment-related information, and more

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CHAMPION: Your patient’s dedicated partner will empower them to be confident self-advocates for maintaining treatment goals

Amgen By Your Side is a support program for patients prescribed KRYSTEXXA® (pegloticase). Our dedicated team partners with your patient to provide nonclinical personalized support so they can start and continue treatment as you prescribe.

How Will Amgen By Your Side Support Your Patients?

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Patient Support

  • Making sure patients have everything they need to begin treatment
  • Checking in with your patients prior to each infusion and sending appointment reminders
  • Connecting them with a real KRYSTEXXA patient as part of our Peer Mentor Program
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Insurance Benefits Explanation

  • Helping to conduct benefits investigations
  • Providing education for prior authorization, medical exception, or appeal processes
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Financial Assistance

  • Helping patients understand their coverage and addressing financial barriers
  • Patients with commercial insurance may be eligible for a $0 co-pay for the cost of the medication and the infusion administration through our Amgen Commercial Co-Pay Program*
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Infusion Logistics Assistance

  • Determining how treatment can fit into your patient’s routine
  • Prioritizing your patient’s individual needs and partnering with them to coordinate appointments, find infusion center locations, and prepare for upcoming visits—from their first infusion to their last
  • Working to ensure your patient remains focused, motivated, and committed to their treatment goals

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*The Amgen Commercial Co-Pay Program may be available to patients who meet the following minimum criteria:

  • Patient’s prescription cannot be paid in part or in full by any government-funded program including but not limited to: Medicare, Medicare Part D, Medicaid, Medigap, VA, CHAMPUS, Department of Defense (DOD), TRICARE, or any state, patient foundation, or other pharmaceutical program
  • Patient is prescribed a covered Amgen rare disease medication for an indication approved by the Food and Drug Administration; the indication for each product is shown in its prescribing information
  • Patient is a resident of the United States
  • Patient must be commercially insured and have financial responsibility for a portion of the drug and/or infusion cost if applicable

The assistance offered under this co-pay program is subject to additional terms and conditions, including but not limited to the following:

Terms and Conditions: Offer cannot be combined with any other rebate or coupon, free trial, or similar offer for the specified prescription. Not valid for prescriptions reimbursed in whole or in part by any government-funded program including but not limited to Medicare, Medicare Part D, Medicaid, Medigap, VA, CHAMPUS, DOD, TRICARE, or any state, patient foundation, or other pharmaceutical program. Offer good only in the United States at participating specialty pharmacies or sites of care. Offer not valid where otherwise prohibited by law, for example by applicable state law prohibiting co-pay cards. Amgen reserves the right to rescind, revoke, or amend offer without notice. The selling, purchasing, trading, or counterfeiting of any co-pay card or benefits is prohibited by law. This co-pay program is not insurance and is not intended to substitute for insurance. Age for eligibility is dependent on product indication.

Participating Pharmacies or Healthcare Providers: By using this co-pay program, you acknowledge and confirm that the prescription will not be reimbursed in whole or in part by any government-funded program (such as, without limitation, Medicare, Medicaid, VA, DOD, TRICARE) and the patient and prescription meet the eligibility criteria set forth in the terms and conditions. You are responsible for reporting the receipt of the co-pay program benefits as required by an insurer, payor, or applicable law or regulation.

Patients: By enrolling in this co-pay program, you acknowledge and confirm that you and the prescription meet the eligibility requirements set forth in the terms and conditions, including that the prescription will not be reimbursed in whole or in part by any government-funded program (such as, without limitation, Medicare, Medicaid, VA, DOD, TRICARE). You may not seek any claims to government payors or other payors or insurers for this prescription. You may not seek reimbursement from any health savings, flexible savings, or other healthcare reimbursement account for any amounts received from the co-pay program. You are responsible for reporting the receipt of the co-pay program benefits as required by an insurer, payor, or applicable law or regulation.

INDICATION

KRYSTEXXA® (pegloticase) is indicated for the treatment of chronic gout in adult patients who have failed to normalize serum uric acid and whose signs and symptoms are inadequately controlled with xanthine oxidase inhibitors at the maximum medically appropriate dose or for whom these drugs are contraindicated.

Limitations of Use: KRYSTEXXA is not recommended for the treatment of asymptomatic hyperuricemia.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING: ANAPHYLAXIS AND INFUSION REACTIONS, G6PD DEFICIENCY ASSOCIATED HEMOLYSIS AND METHEMOGLOBINEMIA

  • Anaphylaxis and infusion reactions have been reported to occur during and after administration of KRYSTEXXA.
  • Anaphylaxis may occur with any infusion, including a first infusion, and generally manifests within 2 hours of the infusion. Delayed hypersensitivity reactions have also been reported.
  • KRYSTEXXA should be administered in healthcare settings and by healthcare providers prepared to manage anaphylaxis and infusion reactions.
  • Premedicate with antihistamines and corticosteroids and closely monitor for anaphylaxis for an appropriate period after administration of KRYSTEXXA.
  • Monitor serum uric acid levels prior to each infusion and discontinue treatment if levels increase to above 6 mg/dL, particularly when 2 consecutive levels above 6 mg/dL are observed.
  • Screen patients at risk for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency prior to starting KRYSTEXXA. Hemolysis and methemoglobinemia have been reported with KRYSTEXXA in patients with G6PD deficiency. KRYSTEXXA is contraindicated in patients with G6PD deficiency.

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

  • In patients with G6PD deficiency.
  • In patients with history of serious hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis, to KRYSTEXXA or any of its components.

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

Gout Flares: An increase in gout flares is frequently observed upon initiation of anti-hyperuricemic therapy, including KRYSTEXXA. Gout flare prophylaxis with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) or colchicine is recommended starting at least 1 week before initiation of KRYSTEXXA therapy and lasting at least 6 months, unless medically contraindicated or not tolerated.

Congestive Heart Failure: KRYSTEXXA has not been formally studied in patients with congestive heart failure, but some patients in the pre-marketing placebo-controlled clinical trials experienced exacerbation. Exercise caution in patients who have congestive heart failure and monitor patients closely following infusion.

ADVERSE REACTIONS

The most commonly reported adverse reactions (≥5%) are:

KRYSTEXXA co-administration with methotrexate trial:
KRYSTEXXA with methotrexate: gout flares, arthralgia, COVID-19, nausea, and fatigue; KRYSTEXXA alone: gout flares, arthralgia, COVID-19, nausea, fatigue, infusion reaction, pain in extremity, hypertension, and vomiting.

KRYSTEXXA pre-marketing placebo-controlled trials:
gout flares, infusion reactions, nausea, contusion or ecchymosis, nasopharyngitis, constipation, chest pain, anaphylaxis, and vomiting.

Please see Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning.

INDICATION

KRYSTEXXA® (pegloticase) is indicated for the treatment of chronic gout in adult patients who have failed to normalize serum uric acid and whose signs and symptoms are inadequately controlled with xanthine oxidase inhibitors at the maximum medically appropriate dose or for whom these drugs are contraindicated.

Limitations of Use: KRYSTEXXA is not recommended for the treatment of asymptomatic hyperuricemia.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING: ANAPHYLAXIS AND INFUSION REACTIONS, G6PD DEFICIENCY ASSOCIATED HEMOLYSIS AND METHEMOGLOBINEMIA

  • Anaphylaxis and infusion reactions have been reported to occur during and after administration of KRYSTEXXA.
  • Anaphylaxis may occur with any infusion, including a first infusion, and generally manifests within 2 hours of the infusion. Delayed hypersensitivity reactions have also been reported.
  • KRYSTEXXA should be administered in healthcare settings and by healthcare providers prepared to manage anaphylaxis and infusion reactions.
  • Premedicate with antihistamines and corticosteroids and closely monitor for anaphylaxis for an appropriate period after administration of KRYSTEXXA.
  • Monitor serum uric acid levels prior to each infusion and discontinue treatment if levels increase to above 6 mg/dL, particularly when 2 consecutive levels above 6 mg/dL are observed.
  • Screen patients at risk for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency prior to starting KRYSTEXXA. Hemolysis and methemoglobinemia have been reported with KRYSTEXXA in patients with G6PD deficiency. KRYSTEXXA is contraindicated in patients with G6PD deficiency.

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

  • In patients with G6PD deficiency.
  • In patients with history of serious hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis, to KRYSTEXXA or any of its components.

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

Gout Flares: An increase in gout flares is frequently observed upon initiation of anti-hyperuricemic therapy, including KRYSTEXXA. Gout flare prophylaxis with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) or colchicine is recommended starting at least 1 week before initiation of KRYSTEXXA therapy and lasting at least 6 months, unless medically contraindicated or not tolerated.

Congestive Heart Failure: KRYSTEXXA has not been formally studied in patients with congestive heart failure, but some patients in the pre-marketing placebo-controlled clinical trials experienced exacerbation. Exercise caution in patients who have congestive heart failure and monitor patients closely following infusion.

ADVERSE REACTIONS

The most commonly reported adverse reactions (≥5%) are:

KRYSTEXXA co-administration with methotrexate trial:
KRYSTEXXA with methotrexate: gout flares, arthralgia, COVID-19, nausea, and fatigue; KRYSTEXXA alone: gout flares, arthralgia, COVID-19, nausea, fatigue, infusion reaction, pain in extremity, hypertension, and vomiting.

KRYSTEXXA pre-marketing placebo-controlled trials:
gout flares, infusion reactions, nausea, contusion or ecchymosis, nasopharyngitis, constipation, chest pain, anaphylaxis, and vomiting.

Please see Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning.