Brand name antidepressants Lexapro and Paxil CR have just been added to Aetna’s Save-A-Copay™ Program. While the program traditionally incents members to make a switch to certain preferred generic equivalent medications in order to save money on their prescriptions, there are a number of brand name drugs approved for use with this program.

HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU AS AN EMPLOYER
We’d like to help you stay in front of your employees by communicating this very important drug program announcement. The ‘employee version’ of this eCommunication may be forwarded directly to your employees with the click of the mouse. Please see buttons above.

HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS:

• Members who switch to certain preferred generic medications from selected brand-name drugs will make no copayment for 6 months or six refills, (whichever comes first), after they make the change!
• At the end of the initial 6-month period or six refills, members will be responsible for paying the lowest applicable copay outlined in their pharmacy benefits plan.
• There is no enrollment process. A member who is identified as currently taking one of the eligible program medications will be mailed up to three letters within a rolling calendar year: an introductory letter and two follow-up letters regarding the program.

Eligible medications include: Lipitor (10, 20, 40 mg), Vytorin 10/10, Crestor 5 mg, Lexapro, and Paxil CR. This program is available on prescriptions filled at participating retail and mail-order pharmacies.

Note: Decisions regarding your members' care are their responsibility and that of their doctor. We encourage them to discuss their options with their doctor to determine if they are a candidate for this generic alternative. With the doctor’s approval, they may take a new prescription to the pharmacy of their choice and start saving with a cost effective generic medication.

WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?
If you have any additional questions about the Save-A-Copay™ program, or the drugs that are covered, please call Corporate Synergies at 1.866.CSG.1719 or click here to contact us.

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