SODIUM PHENYLBUTYRATE 500 mg Tablet
Also known as Sodium Phenylbutyrate Tablets, 500 Mg. Coverage in California (CMS PDP Region 32).
12 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in California cover this drug on tier 5.
7 of 12 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
341 Medicare Advantage plans in CA 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. CA: 341 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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| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 5Specialty Tier | 25% | — | $19.6124 | — |
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| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$5.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 5Specialty Tier | 25% | — | $20.1752 | — |
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| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$6.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 5Specialty Tier | 25% | — | $20.1752 | — |
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| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$70.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 5Specialty Tier | 25% | — | $19.6124 | — |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$103.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 5Specialty Tier | 25% | — | $18.8568 | — |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$104.60/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 5Specialty Tier | 26% | — | $19.7700 | — | None |
| AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$109.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 5Specialty Tier | 25% | — | $18.4012 | — | None |
| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$132.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 5Specialty Tier | 25% | — | $19.7700 | — | None |
| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$165.40/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 5Specialty Tier | 31% | — | $18.4012 | — | None |
| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$172.90/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 5Specialty Tier | 33% | — | $19.7700 | — | None |
| Blue Shield Rx Plus (PDP)$199.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 5Specialty Tier | 25% | — | $54.5072 | — |
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| Blue Shield Rx Enhanced (PDP)$227.80/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 5Specialty Tier | 33% | — | $54.5072 | — |
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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.