New Changes to Tricare Formulary

On Dec. 19, the Department of Defense will move the following drugs to its third tier, which will cost $22 per prescription: the allergy drug, Veramyst, and the growth hormones Genotropin, Genotropin MiniQuick, Humatrope, Omnitrope and Saizen. On Jan. 16, the allergy drugs, Clarinex and Clarinex-D, and the asthma drug, Zyflo, will move to the third tier. Beneficiaries can have the price of a third-tier drug reduced to $9 if their doctor certifies that a specific medication on that tier is medically necessary. For a list of all Tricare drugs, their formulary status, and other information, visit http://www.tricareformularysearch.org/dod/medicationcenter/default.aspx.