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Primary/Preferred Drug List
Certain prescription drugs are preferred, because they
help control rising prescription drug costs and are
high-quality, efective drugs� This list, sometimes called
a formulary, includes a wide selection of generic and
brand-name drugs� The Primary/Preferred Drug List
is reviewed and updated regularly by an independent
pharmacy and therapeutics committee to ensure
that it includes a wide range of efective generic and
brand-name prescription drugs� The list is continually
revised to ensure that the most up-to-date information
is taken into account� Go to caremark�com to see if your
prescription is on the list�
Drug categories
The Plan provides coverage for the following types
of drugs:
• Generic prescription drugs� Your most afordable
prescription option�
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ensures
that generic drugs meet the same standards for safety
and efectiveness as their brand-name equivalents�
The brand name is simply the trade name used
by the pharmaceutical company to advertise the
prescription drug� In the U�S�, trademark laws do not
allow a generic drug to look exactly like the brandname
drug� Although colors, favors, and certain
inactive ingredients may be diferent, generic drugs
must contain the same active ingredients as the
brand-name drug�
• Preferred brand-name drugs� Brand-name
prescription drugs that are on the Primary/Preferred
Drug List�
These drugs may or may not have generic
equivalents available�
• Nonpreferred brand-name drugs� Brand-name
prescription drugs that are covered but are not on the
Primary/Preferred Drug List�
Because efective and less costly generic or preferred
brand-name drugs are available, you’ll pay more
for these drugs� However, they are covered under
the Plan�
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