Filling Prescriptions on the Road

You may use any TRICARE pharmacy option while traveling, but be sure your DEERS information is current. To fill a prescription, you need a valid uniformed services ID card. At overseas host nation pharmacies, you will pay up front for medications and then file a claim for reimbursement of covered charges with the overseas claims processor.
       

You can fill prescriptions at any TRICARE retail network pharmacy in the United States, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To find the nearest TRICARE retail network pharmacy, visit Express Scripts' web site or call 1-877-363-1303.
 

If you are traveling, you can fill a new prescription at any MTF pharmacy free of charge if the medication is on the MTF formulary and in stock. All you will need is the written prescription and your uniformed services ID card or Common Access Card (CAC). An MTF pharmacy will determine if you can obtain a refill of a prescription that was originally filled at another MTF.
           

If you will be staying away from home for a longer period of time, you can plan ahead to receive prescriptions through the TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy (TMOP). Provide Express Scripts, Inc. (Express Scripts) with your temporary address so prescriptions can be mailed to you at your travel destination. The Mail Order Pharmacy is only available overseas if you have an APO or FPO address. Note to military retirees:  If you and your family are living or traveling overseas without serving in an official capacity, you do not have APO or FPO mail access. Therefore, you cannot receive medications by mail through the Mail Order Pharmacy. Visit Express Scripts' web site or call 1-877-363-1303 for assistance.
      

If there is no other option, you can fill prescriptions at a non-network pharmacy. If you fill a prescription at a non-network pharmacy, you will be using the POS option. You may be required to pay for prescriptions up front and then file a claim with Express Scripts for reimbursement. See the Claims section for details about filing pharmacy claims.

Your pharmacy coverage is limited overseas. TRICARE recommends that you fill all your prescriptions before you travel overseas. TRICARE network pharmacies are only located in the United States, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. You must have an APO or FPO address to use the Mail Order Pharmacy overseas, and the prescription must be from a U.S.-licensed provider. Be prepared to pay up front for medications and file a claim for reimbursement for non-MTF and non-network pharmacy services when traveling overseas.