CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 16/12.5 mg Tablet
Coverage in North Carolina (CMS PDP Region 08).
9 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in North Carolina cover this drug on tier 2–4.
Lowest 30-day cost $3.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 6 of 9 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
160 Medicare Advantage plans in NC 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. NC: 160 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 Value Script (PDP)$3.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 2Generic | $3.00 | $9.00 | $0.4734 | $2.846 units |
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| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$6.80/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 25% | 20% | $3.4463 | $10.343 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$32.00/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 20% | 15% | $3.5383 | $10.613 units |
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| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$78.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 17% | 17% | $2.2613 | — | None |
| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$110.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 22% | 22% | $1.8583 | — | None |
| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$110.90/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $45.00 | $125.00 | $3.4463 | $10.343 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$119.80/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 17% | 17% | $1.5166 | — | None |
| Blue Medicare Rx Enhanced (PDP)$163.20/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $45.00 | $135.00 | $1.3910 | $4.173 units |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$90.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | 33% | $1.5245 | $9.156 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.