The Basic Drug List applies to our BlueSpectrumSM Basic plans. Members who are not sure if this drug list applies to their benefit plans can log into My Health Toolkit® and select My Pharmacy ManagerSM for their personal information.
The Basic Drug List includes all generic drugs. It also includes some preferred and non-preferred brand-name drugs. A group of doctors and pharmacists chooses these drugs to add to the Basic Drug List.
If a brand-name drug is not on the Basic Drug List, BlueSpectrum Basic plans do not cover it. For these drugs, members will pay 100 percent of our special discounted rates or the pharmacy's charge, whichever is less. We encourage members to talk to their doctors about generic and brand-name drugs that are on the Basic Drug List. They can use our drug lookup tool to search for a specific drug. (This link leads to a third party website. Caremark, an independent company, is solely responsible for the contents and privacy policy on its site.)
The Basic Drug List is subject to change at any time without notice, but we generally make updates on a quarterly basis. When a new generic drug becomes available, we add it to the Basic Drug List right away. In most cases, we also remove its brand-name counterpart. Members can continue to use the brand-name drug, but they will pay 100 percent of our special discounted rates or the pharmacy's charge, whichever is less. Or, with their doctor's approval, members can switch to the generic version and start saving right away.
