Retail Pharmacy Network

Acute medications should be filled at a participating network pharmacy. The retail pharmacy network is offered through CVS Caremark Prescription Service. To find out whether a particular pharmacy is a participating network pharmacy, call a CVS Caremark customer service representative at 1-800-776-1465 or visit the CVS Caremark website at www.caremark.com.

Use a network retail pharmacy for an emergency or one-time prescription and the mail order service for a long-term prescription.

Acute medications are usually prescribed to treat acute conditions of a short-term or temporary nature such as an infection or the flu. They are limited to a 34-day supply.

To fill this type of prescription simply:

1. Obtain a newly written prescription for each acute medication,
   
   
2. Take the prescription to a participating CVS Caremark network pharmacy,
   
   
3. Identify yourself as an eligible Local 73 Welfare Fund Participant (for instance, by showing your prescription drug plan CVS Caremark ID card), and
   
   
4. Pay the required copayment and any deductible as shown in the Schedule of Benefits and you will receive the prescription drug with no additional paperwork or charge.

If you use a non-participating network pharmacy, you must pay for the entire cost of the medication when the prescription is filled. You must then complete a CVS Caremark Claim Form and submit it along with the original prescription receipt to the CVS Caremark Claims Department. You will be reimbursed at the negotiated pharmacy rate less the appropriate copayment.

You may obtain a CVS Caremark Claim Form by calling CVS Caremark at 1-800-776-1465, visiting their website at www.caremark.com, or contacting the Fund Office.