The TRICARE Uniform Formulary (UF) is a list of brand name and generic drugs and supplies that TRICARE covers.
You can search the TRICARE Formulary to:
- Look up costs, quantity limits and therapeutic alternatives
- Download medical necessity or prior authorization forms
- See if your prescription is on the Basic Core FormularyThe Basic Core Formulary (BCF) is a list of medications required to be on formulary at all full-service military treatment facilities (MTFs). BCF medications are intended to meet the majority of the primary care needs of DoD beneficiaries.Basic Core Formulary or Extended Core FormularyThe Extended Core Formulary (ECF) includes medications in therapeutic classes that are used to support more specialized scopes of practice than those on the Basic Core Formulary (BCF).Extended Core Formulary.
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A non-formulary drug can be provided at the formulary cost share if your provider supplies information showing that there is a medical necessity to use the non-formulary drug instead of a therapeutic alternative.
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Form/Template
1/28/2016
Please attach MTF P&T Committee comments & meeting minutes, an explanation of the rationale for the request, copies of supporting clinical evidence, and anything else that needs to be considered by the DoD P&T Committee.
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TRICARE Formulary
Policy
Effective immediately, all Department of Defense (DoD) military treatment facility (MTF) outpatient phannacics will accept patient requests for prescription transfers from another MTF and from retail phannacies. When another phannacy requests prescription transfer infonnation on behalf ofa patient, DoD MTF outpatient phannacies will respond to the inquirer in a timely maru1er.
Policy
Questions have arisen concerning the requirement for military treatment facilities (MTFs) to provide medications prescribed by MTF providers. This requirement has commonly been referred to as the "You write it, you fill it" policy.
- Identification #: HA Policy 04-032
- Date: 3/22/2005
- Type: Memorandums
- Topics:
TRICARE Formulary
Policy
The Department ofDefense was directed to establish an effective, efficient, integrated pharmacy benefits program for the Military Health System, to include a Uniform Formulary of pharmaceutical agents.
- Identification #: HA Policy: 04-032
- Date: 12/22/2004
- Type: Memorandums
- Topics:
TRICARE Formulary
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