VARENICLINE .5 mg Tablet, Film Coated
Also known as Varenicline Tartrate. Coverage in New Jersey (CMS PDP Region 04).
12 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in New Jersey cover this drug on tier 3–4.
Lowest 30-day cost $45.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 3 of 12 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
72 Medicare Advantage plans in NJ 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. NJ: 72 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)$111.90/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $45.00 | $125.00 | $1.1256 | $67.5460 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$118.90/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 15% | 15% | $1.1836 | — | None |
| Horizon Medicare Blue Rx Enhanced (PDP)$139.10/mo premium · $200.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 20% | 20% | $2.1953 | — | None |
| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$4.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | — | $1.1284 | $67.7060 units |
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| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$22.80/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $1.8498 | — | None |
| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$28.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 29% | 29% | $1.8498 | — | None |
| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$35.60/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | — | $1.1336 | $68.0260 units |
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| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$59.90/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 30% | 30% | $3.5196 | — | None |
| Horizon Medicare Blue Rx Standard (PDP)$72.30/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 45% | 45% | $2.1953 | — | None |
| AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$77.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 36% | — | $1.1733 | — | None |
| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$97.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | 33% | $2.5537 | — | None |
| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$109.30/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 27% | 27% | $0.7695 | — | 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.