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Half Tablet

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Half Tablet

As prescription medication costs continue to increase, you may be searching for ways to lower your costs at the pharmacy. You can save up to 50% on your prescription costs by participating in Half Tablet.

You Get the Same Medication and Strength for Half the Cost

With Half Tablet, you take the same medication at the same strength, yet save money on medications you take on a regular basis — up to hundreds of dollars every year.1

Here’s How it Works:2

1. Your doctor writes a new prescription for twice the strength and half the quantity, noting your intent to split the tablets on your prescription.

2. A new prescription is filled and you automatically pay half your usual cost.

3. Split each tablet and take half – you get your usual dose for half the cost.

Savings example

The following example shows how participating in Half Tablet can reduce your cost by half, taking the same tablet at the same strength.

Prescribed: 20 mg of Crestor per day, 30 tablets, 1-month supply.

In this example, you would save $15.00 per month, or $180 annually. Your actual savings will vary based on your medication costs and plan design.

20 mg30 tablets

1-month supply$30 per refill

Your Current Prescription

40 mg15 tablets

1-month supply

$15 per refill

Split each 40 mg tablet into two 20 mg doses.

Half Tablet Program

See if Your Medication Qualifies for Tablet Splitting:

Condition / Therapeutic Class Medications* Member’s Dosage

Tablet Strength to Split

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

benazepril (Lotensin®) 5 mg / 10 mg / 20 mg 10 mg / 20 mg / 40 mg

metoprolol ER (Toprol XL®)

25 mg / 50 mg / 100 mg 50 mg / 100 mg / 200 mg

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) (Alpha Blocker)

doxazosin (Cardura®) 1 mg / 2 mg /4 mg 2 mg / 4 mg / 8 mg

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

ACE Inhibitors

fosinopril (Monopril®) 10 mg / 20 mg 20 mg / 40 mg

lisinopril (Prinivil® / Zestril®)

2.5 mg / 5 mg / 10 mg / 20 mg

5 mg / 10 mg / 20 mg / 40 mg

moexipril (Univasc®) 7.5 mg 15 mg

perindopril (Aceon®) 2 mg / 4 mg 4 mg / 8 mg

quinapril (Accupril®) 5 mg / 10 mg / 20 mg 10 mg / 20 mg / 40 mg

trandolapril (Mavik®) 1 mg / 2 mg 2 mg / 4 mg

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs)

candesartan (Atacand®) 4 mg / 8 mg / 16 mg 8 mg / 16 mg / 32 mg

Benicar® 20 mg 40 mg

Diovan® 40 mg / 80 mg / 160 mg 80 mg / 160 mg / 320 mg

irbesartan (Avapro®) 75 mg / 150 mg 150 mg / 300 mg

losartan (Cozaar®) 25 mg / 50 mg 50 mg / 100 mg

High Cholesterol atorvastatin (Lipitor®) 10 mg / 20 mg / 40 mg 20 mg / 40 mg / 80 mg

Crestor® 5 mg / 10 mg / 20 mg 10 mg / 20 mg / 40 mg

pravastatin (Pravachol®) 10 mg / 20 mg / 40 mg 20 mg / 40 mg / 80 mg

simvastatin (Zocor®) 5 mg / 10 mg / 20 mg / 40 mg

10 mg / 20 mg / 40 mg / 80 mg

Depression/ Mental Health

citalopram (Celexa®) 10 mg / 20 mg 20 mg / 40 mg

escitalopram (Lexapro®) 5 mg / 10 mg 10 mg / 20 mg

paroxetine (Paxil®) 10 mg / 20 mg 20 mg / 40 mg

Pexeva® 10 mg / 20 mg 20 mg / 40 mg

sertraline (Zoloft®) 25 mg / 50 mg 50 mg / 100 mg

Diabetes pioglitazone (Actos®) 15 mg 30 mg

Insomnia zolpidem (Ambien) 5 mg 10 mg

* All medication in all lowercase font are the generic form of the brand medication. Both the brand and generic form qualify for tablet splitting.

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The information in this educational tool does not substitute for the medical advice, diagnosis or treatment of your physician. Always seek the help of your physician or qualified health provider for any questions you may have regarding your medical condition.

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1 This is a voluntary program. Medications subject to change without notice. Not all medications are appropriate for tablet splitting. The medications in this program have been selected because they meet requirements deemed appropriate for splitting. Consult your doctor before splitting any prescription tablets. Only split tablets with a device designed specifically for that purpose. Follow the instructions provided with your tablet splitter.

2 Savings vary based on member medication cost and plan design.

Half Tablet: Split Your Pills, Split Your Bill.

Start saving today. Call your doctor and ask if tablet splitting is right for you.