VARENICLINE .5 mg Tablet, Film Coated
Also known as Varenicline Tartrate. Coverage in Oregon and Washington (CMS PDP Region 30).
10 of 10 stand-alone Part D plans in Oregon and Washington 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.
202 Medicare Advantage plans in OR, WA 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. OR: 87 plans · WA: 115 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)$108.60/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $45.00 | $125.00 | $1.0816 | $64.9060 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$110.00/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 16% | 16% | $1.1451 | — | None |
| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 28% | 28% | $2.2637 | — | None |
| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $2.2637 | — | None |
| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 30% | 30% | $0.8080 | — | None |
| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | — | $1.0914 | $65.4860 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$22.10/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | — | $1.1088 | $66.5360 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$38.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 36% | — | $1.1389 | — | None |
| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$50.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 30% | 30% | $5.0672 | — | None |
| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$85.90/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | 33% | $2.5514 | — | 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.