TAZAROTENE .5 mg/g Cream
Coverage in North Carolina (CMS PDP Region 08).
4 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in North Carolina cover this drug on tier 3–4.
4 of 4 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
81 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: 81 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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| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$78.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 17% | 17% | $13.0750 | — |
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| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$110.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 22% | 22% | $13.0750 | — |
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| Blue Medicare Rx Standard (PDP)$83.90/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | 32% | $6.9773 | $41.866 units |
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| Blue Medicare Rx Enhanced (PDP)$163.20/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $6.9773 | $41.866 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.