VARENICLINE .5 mg Tablet, Film Coated
Also known as Varenicline Tartrate. Coverage in Idaho and Utah (CMS PDP Region 31).
10 of 10 stand-alone Part D plans in Idaho and Utah cover this drug on tier 3–4.
Lowest 30-day cost $45.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 3 of 10 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
88 Medicare Advantage plans in ID, UT 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. ID: 40 plans · UT: 48 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)$115.50/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $45.00 | $125.00 | $1.0965 | $65.7960 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$132.60/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 17% | 17% | $1.1228 | — | None |
| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | — | $1.1053 | $66.3260 units |
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| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$9.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $1.9149 | — | None |
| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$19.40/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | — | $1.1209 | $67.2560 units |
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| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$23.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 27% | 27% | $1.9149 | — | None |
| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$27.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 35% | 35% | $2.2365 | — | None |
| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$56.30/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 31% | 31% | $4.3168 | — | None |
| AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$56.50/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 35% | — | $1.1196 | — | None |
| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$128.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 30% | 30% | $0.8884 | — | None |
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.