DESONIDE .5 mg/g Ointment

Coverage in Alabama and Tennessee (CMS PDP Region 12).

10 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in Alabama and Tennessee cover this drug on tier 4.

9 of 10 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.

138 Medicare Advantage plans in AL, TN 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. AL: 64 plans · TN: 74 plans.

Every plan that covers it

Plan	Tier	30-day preferred	90-day mail	Unit cost	Est. 30-day fill	Restrictions
Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	34%	—	$0.5395	$12.9524 units	Quantity limit 24 per 30 days
Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$3.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	40%	40%	$1.1840	$14.2112 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
Wellcare Classic (PDP)$3.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	27%	27%	$1.1840	$14.2112 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$37.70/mo premium · $601.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	33%	—	$0.5430	$13.0324 units	Quantity limit 24 per 30 days
AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$63.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	35%	—	$1.0779	$12.9312 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$77.50/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	31%	31%	$1.1399	—	None
SilverScript Choice (PDP)$97.30/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	33%	33%	$0.6281	$3.776 units	Quantity limit 6 per 30 days
Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$108.60/mo premium · $0.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	50%	50%	$0.5375	$12.9024 units	Quantity limit 24 per 30 days
AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$119.30/mo premium · $130.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	34%	—	$1.0782	$12.9412 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
BlueRx Enhanced Plus (PDP)$129.50/mo premium · $150.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	42%	42%	$0.7096	$8.5212 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days

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.

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