Apria Pharmacy Network's RespiMed program, which features free home-delivered respiratory medications to patients nationwide, serves more than 45,000 patients on a monthly basis. Other benefits to patients include:

• medications dispensed in easy-to-use unit dose form (when available) to reduce patient errors and contamination

• monthly patient support phone calls to confirm refills, monitor compliance, answer medication questions and verify dosage before refill

• pharmacists specializing in respiratory medicine who are available 24/7

• direct billing to Medicare and managed care, which reduces patients' out-of-pocket expenses

• overnight delivery for first-time patients so they can begin treatment as soon as possible