Every year, the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Working Group reviews the Maintenance Drug List to determine whether any appropriate changes need to be made. The changes listed below will take place January 1, 2009. Drugs on the Maintenance Drug List are dispensed in 100-unit doses or a 30-day supply (whichever is greater) at a single copayment.

Deletions from the Maintenance Drug List
Diabetes: Humulin and Humalog products

Call Us for the Full Maintenance Drug List
For a complete Maintenance Drug List, you can call Member Services at 1-419-887-2525 or 1-800-462-3589. You can also visit our Web site at www.paramounthealthcare.com and click on “Member Services,” “Prescription Drug Program,” “Maintenance Medications,” and then “2009 Maintenance Medications List.”

Do You Have High Cholesterol?
We have important news for members with high cholesterol. Paramount covers generic Zocor^®, also known as simvastatin, at a $0 copayment for members with active prescription drug benefits. This $0 copayment will continue for all prescriptions filled for generic simvastatin through December 2009.