District Prescription Drugs
Prescription Card Program

The prescription card program is best utilized when your doctor prescribes medication for treatment of a short-term (acute) illness or injury. In this case, you can have your prescription filled at any pharmacy that participates in the Aetna program. (Most national drug store chains as well as many independent pharmacies are members of the program.)

When you have a prescription filled, you pay $7.50 per prescription for generic drugs and $15 per prescription for brand name drugs. Your benefit maximum under the prescription card program is a supply of 34 days for acute care drugs, and 100 units for drugs to treat a chronic condition.

The maximum annual benefit you may receive is $1,500 for each covered family member up to a $10,000 maximum. For example, a family of three would be covered for up to $6,000, while a family of twelve will be covered for up to only $10,000.

It is your responsibility to keep your pharmacy and mail order receipts, and to know whether or not you have reached the annual benefit maximum. You can obtain your exact account balance by calling the Aetna phone number on the back of your id card.

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