VARENICLINE 1 mg Tablet, Film Coated
Also known as Varenicline Tartrate. Coverage in Texas (CMS PDP Region 22).
12 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in Texas 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.
389 Medicare Advantage plans in TX 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. TX: 389 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)$114.80/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 18% | 18% | $0.9827 | — | None |
| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$118.20/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $45.00 | $125.00 | $1.2032 | $72.1960 units |
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| Blue Cross MedicareRx Value (PDP)$167.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 18% | 18% | $2.0873 | — | None |
| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 29% | 29% | $1.8346 | — | None |
| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $1.8346 | — | None |
| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$22.90/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 34% | — | $1.2328 | $73.9760 units |
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| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$41.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 34% | — | $1.2138 | $72.8360 units |
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| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$70.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 30% | 30% | $2.4158 | — | None |
| AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$89.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 38% | — | $0.9808 | — | None |
| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$94.80/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | 33% | $3.0341 | — | None |
| Blue Cross MedicareRx Basic (PDP)$104.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 42% | 42% | $2.0425 | — | None |
| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$111.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 31% | 31% | $0.7969 | — | 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.