What is a tier?
Drugs on the First Health® Rx drug list are placed in tiers by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee following review of their safety, clinical effectiveness, and various financial considerations. Tier one contains most preferred drugs, tier two preferred brand, and tier three, non-preferred brand drugs. Tier one (most preferred drugs) contains most A-rated generics. These generics are generally the most affordable prescription drugs. A-rated generic drugs meet the same FDA standards, and have the same chemical composition as their brand-name equivalents. Tier two (preferred brand drugs) contains brand-name drugs that the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee evaluated as being clinically superior, safer, or more cost effective than other similar brand drugs. Tier three (non-preferred brand drugs) contains drugs that the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee has evaluated as having no established clinical or cost advantages over the same or similar brand-name drugs. For the purpose of in
