Half-Tablet Program

Generic medications are listed in lower-case, bold print. Brand-name medications in parentheses after a generic are provided only as a reference. Example: simvastatin (Zocor^®*).

Here’s how the program works
Ask your doctor or pharmacist to change your current prescription to the higher, double-strength tablet so that when you split the tablet in half, you receive the dosage strength you need to take each day (i.e. program applies to once daily dosing).

You will pay only one copay for a two-month supply of medication, since you will be splitting the tablets in half. This may save you up to six copays per year!

The Half-Tablet Program is not applicable to prescriptions filled under the mail-order benefit or for Medicare Part D beneficiaries.

You'll save both time and money
Many medications come in different strengths that are all similarly priced. The Half-Tablet Program allows you to split the higher-strength tablets listed above in half, doubling your supply and saving you money on your copays. Another advantage is that you make only one trip to the pharmacy every other month. The Half-Tablet Program is available at retail pharmacies only, for double-strength quantities of the specified products (in a 60- to 68-day equivalent supply), based on the prescription benefit.

The tablets are easy to split
When you participate in our Half-Tablet Program, we'll cover the cost of one tablet splitter each year. Ask your pharmacist to submit the cost of the tablet splitter as a claim, just like a prescription medication. We will then reimburse the pharmacy and your copay will be $0.