Aetna Rx Discount Network Pharmacy Card

Aetna Rx Discount Network Pharmacy Card

The easy way to save on prescription drugs!

Members of an Aetna health insurance plan can begin to lower their prescription costs simply by presenting their Aetna medical ID cards to participating pharmacies at the time of purchase.

Instead of paying full price for prescription medications, members may pay a preferred rate (a discounted amount) to participating pharmacies.

Aetna Members: Here's How To Use the Aetna Rx Discount Network Pharmacy CardTM

s Locate the nearest participating Aetna Rx Discount Network Pharmacy Card retail pharmacy. To find a participating pharmacy: > Use our DocFind? directory, available through our website at . > Call the Aetna Member Services toll-free number on your Aetna medical ID card. > Ask your current retail pharmacist if his or her pharmacy participates in the program.

s When you are filling a new prescription, present your Aetna medical ID card to the pharmacist along with your prescription form. If you previously participated in another discount prescription program, make sure your pharmacist has the correct information about you and your covered dependents, including accurate dates of birth.

s Pay the amount of Aetna's negotiated discount for the prescription directly to the pharmacy.

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Aetna Rx Home Delivery -- A Pharmacy That Fits Your Life

With the Aetna Rx Home Delivery? service, you can order prescription medications delivered directly to your home to treat chronic conditions or diseases such as arthritis, asthma, diabetes, and high cholesterol, by mail. Aetna Rx Home Delivery offers:

s Quick, confidential and free shipping of your maintenance medications to any location of your choice.

s Toll-free customer assistance to help you get the most from your pharmacy benefits.

s A simple, two-step process for ordering medications, including an option to request refills online.

s Registered pharmacists who check all prescriptions for accuracy and can answer questions about your medication. And, they are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in case of emergency.

Saving Money on Prescriptions

s You get better results when you become an informed consumer. Always ask your doctor about the medication he or she is prescribing. What are the side effects? How will the drug interact with other medications you are currently taking?

s Ask your doctor if a generic version of your medication would be appropriate. In general, generic medications cost less than their brand-name counterparts.

Generic medications are equivalent to the brand-name drugs they replace. Generics have the same active ingredients and dosage amounts as the brand-name drug. Brand-name drugs and their generic equivalents are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before they can be sold.

s Learn more about how to save money on prescriptions at .

Questions About the Aetna Rx Discount Pharmacy Card?

Please contact your employer or, if you're an Aetna member, call Member Services at the toll-free number on your Aetna medical ID card.

Members can also log on to Aetna Navigator through for information about benefits, claims, participating pharmacies, estimated drug costs, and more.

Aetna is the brand name used for products and services provided by one or more of the Aetna group of subsidiary companies. The Aetna companies that offer, underwrite or administer benefits coverage include Aetna Life Insurance Company. Aetna Pharmacy Management refers to an internal business unit of Aetna Health Management, LLC.

This material is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer of coverage nor medical advice. It contains only a partial, general description of plan benefits or programs and does not constitute a contract.

Aetna Rx Home Delivery? service refers to Aetna Rx Home Delivery, LLC, a subsidiary of Aetna Inc., that is a licensed pharmacy providing mail-order pharmacy services. Aetna's negotiated charge with Aetna Rx Home Delivery may be higher than Aetna Rx Home Delivery's cost of purchasing drugs and providing mail-order pharmacy services. The Aetna Rx Discount Network Pharmacy Card provides access to discounts on prescription drugs and does not provide prescription drug benefits, nor is it intended to replace prescription drug benefits obtained through participation in insurance plans or an employer or retiree plan.

While this material is believed to be accurate as of the print date, it is subject to change.

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