AUSTEDO XR 36 mg Tablet, Film Coated, Extended Release

Also known as Deutetrabenazine. Coverage in North Carolina (CMS PDP Region 08).

6 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in North Carolina cover this drug on tier 5.

6 of 6 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.

113 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: 113 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)$6.80/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	5Specialty Tier	25%	—	$415.9284	$1,247.793 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 3 per 30 days
Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$32.00/mo premium · $601.00 deductible	5Specialty Tier	26%	—	$415.9284	$1,247.793 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 3 per 30 days
SilverScript Choice (PDP)$90.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	5Specialty Tier	25%	—	$432.8094	$1,298.433 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 3 per 30 days
HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$110.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	5Specialty Tier	25%	—	$430.9729	$1,292.923 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 3 per 30 days
Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$110.90/mo premium · $0.00 deductible	5Specialty Tier	33%	—	$415.9284	$1,247.793 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 3 per 30 days
Blue Medicare Rx Enhanced (PDP)$163.20/mo premium · $0.00 deductible	5Specialty Tier	33%	—	$458.7453	$1,376.243 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 3 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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