VARENICLINE .5 mg Tablet, Film Coated
Also known as Varenicline Tartrate. Coverage in Arkansas (CMS PDP Region 19).
12 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in Arkansas cover this drug on tier 3–4.
Lowest 30-day cost $45.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 5 of 12 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
77 Medicare Advantage plans in AR 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. AR: 77 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 Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$92.40/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $45.00 | $125.00 | $1.0609 | $63.6560 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$114.90/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 16% | 16% | $1.1156 | — | None |
| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 26% | 26% | $1.8765 | — | None |
| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $1.8765 | — | None |
| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 29% | 29% | $0.9592 | — | None |
| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 34% | — | $1.0780 | $64.6860 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | — | $1.1085 | $66.5160 units |
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| BlueMedicare Value Rx (PDP)$52.50/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 34% | 34% | $1.1518 | $69.1160 units |
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| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$54.50/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 31% | 31% | $4.4639 | — | None |
| AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$65.10/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | — | $1.1140 | — | None |
| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$73.50/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | 33% | $2.8611 | — | None |
| BlueMedicare Premier Rx (PDP)$181.20/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 34% | 34% | $1.1518 | $69.1160 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.