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Walgreens Health Initiatives now Catamaran
Walgreens Health Initiatives (WHI) now Catamaran, administers the Prescription Drug Program
for El Paso County. El Paso County Employees may fill their prescription through any
Walgreens retail store for a 30 and/or 90-day supply. You can also obtain a 90-day supply of
maintenance medications through the Walgreens Mail Service (Tempe, AZ facility).
Filling Prescriptions at a Retail Pharmacy
Filling through Catamaran will provide you with convenient access to a nationwide network of
more than 6,500 retail Walgreens pharmacies. You can obtain a complete listing of pharmacies
in your network by accessing the WHI website at www.walgreenshealth.com. Go to the
pharmacy locator link, enter your six-digit RxGrp number of 112359 (found on your ID card),
and enter your zip code or city and state.
Filling Prescriptions at the Mail Service Pharmacy
Through the Mail Service benefit, you can take advantage of convenient delivery of your
covered maintenance medications to your home or other specified address. Maintenance
medications are defined as medications that are used for chronic, long-term conditions such as
high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc. Specialty pharmacy medications are not considered to
be maintenance medications.
In order to use the Walgreens Mail Service pharmacy you will need to:
Fill out a new Walgreens mail registration form, which was provided to you in your
Catamaran Prescription packets. You can fill out one registration for your entire family
even though you may not be filling a prescription for all members in your family.
Obtain new prescription(s) from your doctor, and mail the originals along with your
completed registration form, and copayment. The address to mail your order is provided
on the Walgreens mail registration form.
Please allow 14 days to process and mail your prescription(s).
Catamaran Clinical Programs
Specialty Pharmacy (injectable and oral medications)
Catamaran Specialty Pharmacy provides convenient, dependable access to medications for
people living with complex health conditions. Our programs and services focus on injectables,
oral medications, and medication therapies involving strict compliance requirements; special
storage, handling, and delivery; complex administration methods; and
education/monitoring/ongoing support. Drugs that fall under this program can only be dispensed
at a Walgreens retail pharmacy or via a home delivery method through the Walgreens Mail
Service pharmacy. These drugs will be limited to a 30-day supply regardless if dispensed at a
retail pharmacy or at a mail service pharmacy. Specialty Pharmacy copayments will apply at
retail/mail.
Drugs include the following, but are not limited to: Cystic Fibrosis medications, Enzyme
replacement medications, Viral Hepatitis medications, Multiple Sclerosis medications, Growth
©2008 Walgreens Health Initiatives, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Walgreen Co. All rights reserved. 2013 Employee Benefits Guidebook
Updated January 2013