Drug Lists: The prescription drugs your plan covers

 
If you are a member with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia’s pharmacy coverage, click on the link below to log in and automatically connect to the drug list that applies to your pharmacy benefits. You can also learn more about some of our online tools, like pricing a drug, by clicking on the link to the video.
 
You can search or print your drug list from the options below. Plus, you have access to up-to-date coverage information in your drug list, including – details about brands and generics, dosage/strength options, and information about prior authorization of your drug.
 

Formulary/Drug Lists

Benefit/Program Drug Lists

Which formulary/drug list applies to your plan?

  • If you have coverage through your work, you can ask your employer directly.
  • You can also call the Customer Support number printed on your ID card.
 One or more Benefit/Program Drug Lists may also apply to your plan

  • If your plan includes a benefit such as PreventiveRx or Exclusive Specialty, you will find your plan’s applicable drug lists here.
  • If you’re not sure whether these lists apply to your plan, check with your employer or call the Customer Support number printed on your ID card.

Formulary/Drug Lists

All of the drug lists in this section include our Drug Search (Searchable) Tool functionality

Essential Drug Lists

This list may be for you if you get your health insurance plan from an employer. Check with your employer to make sure you have Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia’s Essential Drug List. Or contact the Customer Service number on your member ID card if you need assistance.

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National Drug Lists

These lists may be for you if you get your health insurance plan from an employer or if you have certain grandfathered plans. Contact the Customer Service number on your member ID card if you need assistance.

Preferred Drug Lists

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia has aligned the National and Preferred Drug Lists. Please refer to the National Drug List information above.

Select Drug Lists

This version of the Select Drug List applies to Individual plans if you purchased a plan on your state or federal Health Insurance Marketplace (also known as the exchange) or if you purchased coverage off the exchange and not through your employer:

This version of the Select Drug List applies to Small Group plans if your coverage is through a Small Group employer on, and in some cases, off the exchange.

Contact the Customer Service number on your member ID card if you need assistance.

Traditional Open Drug Lists

These lists may be for you if you get your health insurance plan from an employer or if you have certain grandfathered plans. Contact the Customer Service number on your member ID card if you need assistance.

Generic Premium Drug Lists

The Generic Premium Drug List is no longer actively marketed and only applies to members who have not been transitioned to an alternative drug list.

Benefit/Program Drug Lists

One or more Benefit/Program Drug Lists may also apply to your plan

  • If your plan includes a benefit such as PreventiveRx or Exclusive Specialty, you will find your plan’s applicable drug lists here.
  • If you’re not sure whether these lists apply to your plan, check with your employer or call the Customer Support number printed on your ID card.

PreventiveRx Drug Lists

One of these lists may apply to you if your plan includes the PreventiveRx benefit (members can receive certain preventive drugs at low or no cost). Check with your employer or contact the Customer Service number on your member ID card if you need assistance.

If you have the Essential formulary/drug list, this PreventiveRx drug list may apply to you:

If you have the National formulary/drug list, one of these PreventiveRx drug lists may apply to you:

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia has aligned the National and Preferred Drug Lists. If you have the PreventiveRx Drug List (Preferred), please refer to the PreventiveRx Plus Drug List (National) above.

If you have the Select formulary/drug list, this PreventiveRx drug list may apply to you:

If you have the Traditional Open formulary/drug list, this PreventiveRx drug list may apply to you:

GenericSelect Drug List

This list may be for you if your plan includes this benefit program. Check with your employer, or contact the Customer Service number on your member ID card if you need assistance.

Half Tablet Drug List

This list may be for you if your plan includes this benefit program. Check with your employer, or contact the Customer Service number on your member ID card if you need assistance.

Exclusive Specialty Drug List

This list includes specialty drugs that must be filled through a participating specialty pharmacy in order for coverage to be provided. However, this applies only if you have a specialty pharmacy network included in your benefit.

Medical Specialty Pharmacy Drug Lists

This list of specialty medications is not covered under the pharmacy benefit for certain groups.

This list of specialty medications is not covered under the medical benefit for certain groups.

How we choose the drugs on these lists

An independent group of practicing doctors, pharmacists and other health-care professionals meet often to look at new and existing drugs. They choose drugs for these lists based on a number of factors including how well they work, value to patients and safety. All drugs on these lists are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). View the latest updates from this committee.

More resources that may help you

 

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