Welcome to Tufts Medicare Preferred's Pharmacy page. Here you can locate prescription drugs on our formulary and use our pharmacy finder. Take a look at the information below.
Tufts Medicare Preferred uses a Formulary to list the prescription drugs that we cover. Follow the instructions below to find the drug you are looking for.
To search the Formulary (Drug List) :
- Open the document by clicking on the link below.
- When open, click "Edit" from the menu at the top of the page.
- From the Edit menu that opens, click "Find (on this page)."
- This will open a search window on the right side of your screen.
- Type in the drug name or category that you wish to search for and click the Search button.
- This will take you to the location of the drug or category within the Formulary. You will also be able to see what Tier your drug is on, and any limitations that may apply to that drug.
- If you would like to search for another drug or category, simply click the New Search button.
- To exit the search function, simply click the Hide button.
Changes and Updates
Tufts Medicare Preferred may add or remove drugs from our formulary during the year. The cover page of the posted formulary includes the last date the document was updated. For questions call Customer Relations.
2010 Prescription Drug Transition Process
Click the link above to find answers to the following questions:
- What if your drug is no longer covered?
- What if your drug has a dispensing limitation and you require a larger quantity of medication?
- What if your drug moved to a different co-payment tier?
- What if you experience a drug change due to a change in treatment settings?
- What if your drug is excluded from coverage?
- What if you just joined Tufts Medicare Preferred and did not know that your drug was not covered?
Pharmacy Directory
Tufts Medicare Preferred has contracts with over 850 pharmacies within the service area. The link below provides a list of Tufts Medicare Preferred participating pharmacies. This directory is updated daily, however this does not guarantee the pharmacy is still in the network. Please call Customer Relations.
Pharmacy Finder
For a list of Tufts Medicare Preferred participating retail, mail order, home-infusion, and long-term care pharmacies, as well as toll-free numbers for participating national chain pharmacies, click here.
Extra Help
If you qualify for extra help with your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan costs, your premium and drug costs will be lower. When you join Tufts Health Plan Medicare Preferred, Medicare will tell us how much extra help you are getting. Then, we will let you know the amount you will pay. The premiums listed do not include any Part B premium the member may have to pay. The premiums listed are for both medical services and prescription drug benefits.
Beneficiaries interested in qualifying for extra help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan costs should call:
- The Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. TTY/TDD users should call 1-800-325-0778
- 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY/TDD users should call 1-877-486-2048 (24 hours a day/7 days a week) or
- Your State Medicaid Office
Universal Pharmacy Form
This form is used to request coverage for medications that require prior authorization, for exceptions for non-covered drugs, or for tier exceptions. Your physician must be involved in filling out this form since he or she will need to provide information regarding the medical necessity of your request. Your physician can also directly access this form on the Tufts Health Plan provider website.
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