This notification is for members with a Preferred Drug 3-Tier Prescription Drug Benefit. The benefit offers the following copayment structures:

• Generic drugs at the lowest copay
• Preferred brand-name drugs at a mid-level copay
• Non-preferred brand-name drugs at the highest copay

A preferred drug is a brand-name drug found on the Plan’s Preferred Drug List. The list is created, reviewed and updated annually by a committee of physicians and pharmacists to ensure that drugs are high-quality and cost-effective medications.

The following changes will be effective January 1, 2002:

Additions to the Preferred Drug List

• Altace
• Claritin Reditab
• Concerta
• Exelon
• Geodon
• Lantus
• Occuflex
• Reminyl
• Starlix
• Voltaren

Deletions From the Preferred Drug List

• Ciloxan
• Dantrium
• Iopidine
• Levlite
• Lotensin
• Lotensin HCT
• Mavik
• Nordette
• Protonix
• Skelaxin
• Unirectic
• Univasc

Deletions Because They Are Now Available as Generics

• Adalat CC
• Alesse
• Betimol
• Buspar
• Cardura
• Glucophage
• LoOvral
• Pred Mild
• Prozac

Remember, your copay is based on the medication you receive at the pharmacy. This benefit allows you to pay the lowest copay for generic drugs and a higher copay for preferred drugs.

The use of generic drugs will cause fewer dollars to accumulate towards your annual cap. This is because generic drugs are typically less expensive than brand-name drugs.

Maintenance Drug List Drugs on the maintenance list are dispensed in 100-unit doses or a 30-day supply (whichever is greater) at a single copay. Every year, a committee of physicians and pharmacists reviews the list. Effective January 1, 2002, Unirectic and Univasc will be deleted from the list. There are no other changes to the list for 2002. For a complete maintenance drug list, visit our Web site at www.paramounthealthcare.com.