Blue Cross Blue Shield Vermont

Prescription Drug Quantity Limits - Effective 1/1/08

For groups that were with the Plan in 2007, we will "grandfather" your use of the medication for one full year if you are taking that drug on January 1, 2008.

If your doctor prescribes a drug in an amount that exceeds certain criteria, we may ask for documentation.


Sleeping Agents

Prior Approval (PA) Form

Quantity Limit
Ambien/Ambien CR

Dalmane

Doral

Estazolam

Flurazepam

Halcion

Lunesta

Placidyl

Prosom

Restoril

Rozerem

Sonata

Temazepam
Ambien/Ambien CR

Dalmane

Doral

Estazolam

Flurazepam

Halcion

Lunesta

Placidyl

Prosom

Restoril

Rozerem

Sonata
 
Temazepam

30 cap-tabs/30 days

30 caps/30 days

30 cap-tabs/30 days

30 cap-tabs/30 days

30 caps/30 days

30 tabs/30 days

30 tabs/30 days

30 tabs/30 days

30 cap-tabs/30 days

30 cap-tabs/30 days

30 caps/30 days

30 tabs/30 days

30 cap-tabs/30 days


Pain Medications

Prior Approval (PA) Form

Quantity Limits
Duragesic

Oxycontin

Narcotics containing
Acetaminophen

Toradol (Ketoralac)
Duragesic
 
Oxycontin
 
Narcotics containing Acetaminophen 


Toradol

10 patches per 30 days

120 tabs per 30 days

500mg - 240 tabs per 30 days
325mg - 360 tabs per 30 days

20 tabs per 30 days


Triptans

Prior Approval (PA) Form

Quantity Limits
Amerge

Axert

Frova

Imitrex

Imitrex NS

Imitrex Injectable

Imitrex refill kit

Maxalt

Maxalt MLT

Relpax

Stadol nasal spray

Zomig

Zomig ZMT

Zomig NS
Amerge

Axert

Frova

Imitrex

Imitrex NS

Imitrex Injectable

Imitrex refill kit

Maxalt

Maxalt MLT

Relpax

Stadol nasal spray

Zomig

Zomig ZMT

Zomig NS

12 tabs per 30 days

12 tabs per 30 days

12 tabs per 30 days

12 tabs per 30 days

1 box per 30 days

6mg/0.5ml - 4 vials per 30 days

2 refills per 30 days

12 tabs per 30 days

12 tabs per 30 days

12 tabs per 30 days

2 bottles per 30 days

12 tabs per 30 days

12 tabs per 30 days

1 box per 30 days



Test Strips

Prior Approval (PA) Form

Quantity Limits
Diabetic/Glucose Test Strips
 
Diabetic Test Strips

300 strips per 30 days
 


Inhalers

Prior Approval (PA) Form

Quantity Limits
Advair

Aerobid

Albuterol

Asmanex

Astelin

Atrovent

Azmacort

Beconase AQ

Combivent

Foradil

Flonase

Flovent

Intal

Maxair

Nasonex

Nasacort

Nasarel

Proventil HFA

Pulmicort

Pulmicort Respules

Rhinocort AQ

Qvar

Serevent

Spiriva

Tilade

Ventolin HFA
Advair

Aerobid

Albuterol

Asmanex

Astelin

Atrovent

Azmacort

Beconase AQ

Combivent

Foradil

Flonase

Flovent

Intal

Maxair

Nasonex

Nasacort

Nasarel

Proventil HFA

Pulmicort

Pulmicort Respules

Rhinocort AQ

Qvar

Serevent

Spiriva

Tilade

Ventolin HFA

1 inhaler per 30 days

3 inhalers per 30 days

2 inhalers per 30 days

1 inhaler per 30 days

1 package per 30 days

2 inhalers per 30 days

2 inhalers per 30 days

1 inhaler per 30 days

2 inhalers per 30 days

1 inhaler per 30 days

1 inhaler per 30 days

2 inhalers per 30 days

2 inhalers per 30 days

2 inhalers per 30 days

1 inhaler per 30 days

1 inhaler per 30 days

1 inhaler per 30 days

2 inhalers per 30 days

1 inhaler per 30 days

60 resp per 30 days

1 inhaler per 30 days

2 inhalers per 30 days

1 package per 30 days

1 box per 30 days

2 inhalers per 30 days

2 inhalers per 30 days


Anti-emetics

Prior Approval (PA) Form

Quantity Limits
Anzmet

Emend
 

Kytril

Zofran
Anzmet
 
Emend
 
 
Kytril

Zofran

50mg - 4 tabs; 100mg - 2 tabs/copay

80mg/125mg/Tripak - 6 tabs/copay
40mg - 1 tab per copay

1mg - 4 tabs per copay

4mg- 15 tabs/copay;
8mg - 9 tabs/copay;
24mg - 3 tabs/copay


Anti-Fungals

Prior Approval (PA) Form

Quantity Limits
Diflucan Diflucan

150mg tabs - 1 tab per copay


Injections

Prior Approval (PA) Form

Quantity Limits
Epipen Epipen
1 kit per copay



Other

Prior Approval (PA) Form

Quantity Limits
Januvia
Lyrica
Januvia
Lyrica
30/30
90/30
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