DESONIDE .5 mg/g Ointment
Coverage in Virginia (CMS PDP Region 07).
8 of 9 stand-alone Part D plans in Virginia cover this drug on tier 4.
8 of 8 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
117 Medicare Advantage plans in VA 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. VA: 117 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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| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 31% | 31% | $1.7627 | $21.1512 units |
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| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $1.7627 | $21.1512 units |
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| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | — | $0.5728 | $13.7524 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | — | $0.5790 | $13.9024 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$39.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 34% | — | $0.4604 | $5.5212 units |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$78.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | 33% | $0.9211 | $5.536 units |
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| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$87.60/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 50% | 50% | $0.5693 | $13.6624 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$100.80/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 35% | — | $0.4604 | $5.5212 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.