BUPRENORPHINE 5 ug/h Patch, Extended Release

Coverage in South Carolina (CMS PDP Region 09).

5 of 11 stand-alone Part D plans in South Carolina cover this drug on tier 3–4.

5 of 5 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.

65 Medicare Advantage plans in SC 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. SC: 65 plans.

Every plan that covers it

Plan	Tier	30-day preferred	90-day mail	Unit cost	Est. 30-day fill	Restrictions
AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$139.20/mo premium · $130.00 deductible	3Preferred Brand	17%	17%	$30.0203	$120.084 units	Quantity limit 4 per 28 days
Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$10.10/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	30%	—	$37.9483	$151.794 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 4 per 28 days
Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$65.60/mo premium · $601.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	34%	—	$38.3115	$153.254 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 4 per 28 days
BlueCross Rx Value (PDP)$139.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	50%	50%	$26.9549	$107.824 units	Quantity limit 4 per 28 days
Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$145.60/mo premium · $0.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	50%	50%	$37.7440	$150.984 units	Prior authorization Quantity limit 4 per 28 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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