TAZAROTENE .5 mg/g Gel
Coverage in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming (CMS PDP Region 25).
4 of 11 stand-alone Part D plans in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming cover this drug on tier 3–4.
4 of 4 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
101 Medicare Advantage plans in IA, MN, MT, NE, ND, SD, WY 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. IA: 16 plans · MN: 40 plans · MT: 2 plans · NE: 18 plans · ND: 12 plans · SD: 11 plans · WY: 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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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$29.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 19% | 19% | $5.8360 | $5.841 unit |
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| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$9.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $9.4852 | $9.491 unit |
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| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$12.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 27% | 27% | $9.4329 | $9.431 unit |
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| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$125.90/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 30% | 30% | $9.2543 | — |
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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.