DESONIDE .5 mg/g Cream
Coverage in Texas (CMS PDP Region 22).
6 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in Texas cover this drug on tier 4.
6 of 6 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
241 Medicare Advantage plans in TX 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. TX: 241 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% | $1.5477 | $18.5712 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$22.90/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 34% | — | $0.9523 | $22.8624 units |
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| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$41.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 34% | — | $0.9373 | $22.5024 units |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$94.80/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 33% | 33% | $1.3183 | $7.916 units |
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| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$118.20/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 50% | 50% | $0.9373 | $22.5024 units |
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| Blue Cross MedicareRx Value (PDP)$167.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | 32% | $1.0741 | $12.8912 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.