TRICARE offers comprehensive prescription drug coverage and several options for filling your prescriptions. To have a prescription filled, you’ll need a written prescription and a valid uniformed services identification (ID) or Common Access Card (CAC). Refer to the
TRICARE: Summary of Beneficiary Costs flyer or visit the
TRICARE Web site for pharmacy cost information.
Prescriptions may be filled (up to a 90-day supply for most medications) at an MTF pharmacy at no cost as long as the medication is on the MTF formulary. You should contact the MTF to find out what is on the formulary and for specific details about filling prescriptions at the MTF pharmacy.
The TRICARE Mail-Order Pharmacy (TMOP) is your least expensive option when not using the MTF. You may receive up to a 90-day supply for most medications delivered to your home for a small copayment. Refills may be requested by mail, phone, or online. Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI), administers the mail-order pharmacy, and registering is easy.
Include the written prescription and the appropriate copayment when you mail your registration.
You may have prescriptions filled (up to a 30-day supply) at any pharmacy in the TRICARE retail pharmacy network for a small copayment. ESI also administers the retail pharmacy network. For more information or to locate a TRICARE network pharmacy, call 1-866-DoD-TRRX (1-866-363-8779) or visit Express Scripts.
Filling prescriptions at a non-network pharmacy is the most expensive option. You may have to pay for the total amount first and then file a claim with ESI to receive a partial reimbursement after your deductible is met. (For more information about pharmacy claims, see the
Claims section.)
