VARENICLINE .5 mg Tablet, Film Coated
Also known as Varenicline Tartrate. Coverage in New York (CMS PDP Region 03).
10 of 10 stand-alone Part D plans in New York 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.
192 Medicare Advantage plans in NY 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. NY: 192 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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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$163.70/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 15% | 15% | $1.1173 | — | None |
| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$173.60/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $45.00 | $125.00 | $1.0947 | $65.6860 units |
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| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$35.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 29% | 29% | $0.8072 | — | None |
| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$42.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $1.8001 | — | None |
| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$45.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 28% | 28% | $1.8001 | — | None |
| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$91.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 29% | 29% | $3.5820 | — | None |
| AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$105.80/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 38% | — | $1.1129 | — | None |
| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$116.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | 33% | $2.5344 | — | None |
| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$140.90/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 30% | — | $1.0993 | $65.9660 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$158.90/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 31% | — | $1.1074 | $66.4460 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.