DESONIDE .5 mg/g Cream
Coverage in Illinois (CMS PDP Region 17).
6 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in Illinois cover this drug on tier 4.
6 of 6 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
84 Medicare Advantage plans in IL 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. IL: 84 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)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $1.6495 | $19.7912 units |
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| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 34% | — | $0.9817 | $23.5624 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 35% | — | $0.9931 | $23.8324 units |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$94.90/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | 33% | $1.3739 | $8.246 units |
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| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$119.40/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 50% | 50% | $0.9817 | $23.5624 units |
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| Blue Cross MedicareRx Value (PDP)$119.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | 32% | $0.8387 | $10.0612 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.