Are the medications on the Preferred Drug List the preferred brand drugs?
A4: The preferred brand drug list includes both preferred generic drugs and preferred brand drugs. This prescription medication plan has three levels of copay or coinsurance. The smallest copay/coinsurance applies to generic drugs. The middle level copay/coinsurance applies to preferred brand drugs. Non-preferred brand drugs are subject to the highest copay/coinsurance. On the Preferred Drug List, the generic drugs start with a lower case letter and the brand drugs start with a capital letter. The copay/coinsurance is determined by whether the drug is generic or brand, not by whether or not it is on the list.
