CVS Caremark to cover Perrigo's birth control pill in US at zero cost for plan sponsors

Rite Aid

04/04/2024 21:37

April 4 (Reuters) - CVS Caremark, the pharmacy benefit
management subsidiary of CVS Health Corp  CVS.N , will add
Perrigo's  PRGO.N  birth control pill to its preventive services
oral contraceptives list and make it available at no cost for
many plan sponsors, according to a pharmacy update on March 28.
    The U.S. FDA in July approved over-the-counter use of
Perrigo's drug Opill, making it the first oral contraceptive in
the country which can be purchased without prescription.
    Opill was first approved for prescription use in 1973.
    Last month, Perrigo said Opill would be available at major
retailers for a price of $19.99 and $49.99 for a one-month and
three-month supply, respectively. 
    On Thursday, drugstore chain operator Rite Aid  RADCQ.PK 
said Opill would be available at its pharmacies in all
locations.

 (Reporting by Christy Santhosh and Aishwarya Jain in Bengaluru;
Editing by Vijay Kishore)
 ((Christy.Santhosh@thomsonreuters.com;))