Mid-year Changes to List of Covered Medications Takes Effect July 1
Effective July 1, Express Scripts, the Health Plan’s prescription drug benefit manager, revises its list of covered medications to exclude the following:
- Butrans, a narcotic analgesic
- Sumavel Dose Pro, an anti-migraine therapy
If you are currently taking one of these medications, Express Scripts should have already notified you via mail with information on alternatives.
The complete 2017 list of excluded medications along with preferred alternatives is available at https://www.express-scripts.com/art/pdf/Preferred_Drug_List_Exclusions2017.pdf.
Express Scripts periodically reviews its list of covered medications, called the National Preferred Formulary, and may exclude medications when clinically equivalent alternatives are available and offer significant cost savings. Changes to the formulary affect which medications will be covered by the Health Plan and how much you pay out of pocket for prescriptions.
For information on whether this change will affect your current prescriptions, log on to your Express Scripts account at express-scripts.com/covered. If you have any questions, please call Express Scripts at (800) 987-7828.
