LUBIPROSTONE 8 ug Capsule, Gelatin Coated
Coverage in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont (CMS PDP Region 02).
8 of 11 stand-alone Part D plans in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont cover this drug on tier 3–4.
Lowest 30-day cost $45.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 8 of 8 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
128 Medicare Advantage plans in CT, MA, RI, VT do cover it
Medicare Advantage plans carry their own formularies, separate from stand-alone Part D. A patient on an MA-PD plan may have coverage even where no PDP lists the drug. CT: 35 plans · MA: 73 plans · RI: 18 plans · VT: 2 plans.
Every plan that covers it
| Plan | Tier | 30-day preferred | 90-day mail | Unit cost | Est. 30-day fill | Restrictions |
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| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$8.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 25% | 20% | $1.4163 | $8.506 units |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$32.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 19% | 19% | $2.7589 | $16.556 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$38.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 17% | 17% | $1.2168 | $7.306 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$73.60/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 18% | 13% | $1.4215 | $8.536 units |
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| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$138.60/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $45.00 | $125.00 | $1.4134 | $8.486 units |
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| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$139.30/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 21% | 21% | $1.0084 | $6.056 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$155.10/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 15% | 15% | $1.2180 | $7.316 units |
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| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$16.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $2.7043 | $16.236 units |
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Cost-sharing is the initial coverage phase at a preferred pharmacy; a percentage is coinsurance of the plan’s negotiated price, and the deductible may apply first. CMS publishes a negotiated price per unit, so the 30-day fill is shown only where the plan’s own quantity limit supplies the quantity.