TAZAROTENE .5 mg/g Gel

Coverage in North Carolina (CMS PDP Region 08).

5 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in North Carolina cover this drug on tier 3–4.

5 of 5 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.

70 Medicare Advantage plans in NC 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. NC: 70 plans.

Every plan that covers it

Plan	Tier	30-day preferred	90-day mail	Unit cost	Est. 30-day fill	Restrictions
SilverScript Choice (PDP)$90.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	3Preferred Brand	18%	18%	$5.2589	$5.261 unit	Prior authorization Quantity limit 1 per 30 days
Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$3.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	40%	40%	$12.1847	$12.181 unit	Prior authorization Quantity limit 1 per 30 days
Wellcare Classic (PDP)$4.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	27%	27%	$12.1700	$12.171 unit	Prior authorization Quantity limit 1 per 30 days
HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$110.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	32%	32%	$12.3480	—	Prior authorization
Blue Medicare Rx Enhanced (PDP)$163.20/mo premium · $0.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	40%	40%	$11.3806	$11.381 unit	Prior authorization Quantity limit 1 per 30 days

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.

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