With the Veterans Health Administration (VA), are nicotine replacement therapies and prescription medications free?
As a Veteran enrolled for care in the VA health care system, you can get tobacco cessation medications such as over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapies and prescription medications through the VA pharmacy with a prescription from your primary care provider or another health care professional. Standard copayments apply per your individual plan for VA formulary tobacco cessation medications, such as over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy and prescription medications. So, if you are a Veteran who already has a copayment for the medications that you receive through VA, you will pay a copayment for smoking cessation medications as well. But this copayment for even medications, such as over-the-counter nicotine gum or patches will be much lower than that charged by retail pharmacies. If you do not usually pay a copayment for your medications through the VA, you will not have a copayment for smoking cessation medications either. If you are enrolled for care and have not yet begu
