TRICARE now provides greater electronic access to the Department of Defense (DoD) Uniform Formulary pharmacy listing to TRICARE civilian providers. With this initiative, TRICARE is making it easier for you to check the formulary tier of a medication in realtime before prescribing it to a TRICARE
beneficiary. TRICARE anticipates that the wider accessibility will improve quality of care, reduce the number of unnecessary non-formulary drugs being dispensed and decrease overall costs.
 
TRICARE providers who currently use an electronic medical records service with an e-prescribing function can now access the DoD Uniform Formulary through RxHub, which may already be a component of your existing service. You are encouraged to check with your service provider to fi nd out if RxHub is offered. The DoD Uniform Formulary can also be accessed at TRICARE's Formulary Rx Search Tool.
 
The electronic formulary is the DoD’s first step into the e-prescription industry. The long-term goal is for TRICARE providers to directly send prescriptions electronically to all military, mail-order and retail pharmacies.