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Your prescription discount card is provided to you free of charge by Tooele County.

No. Everyone in the family may use the same card if desired.

Yes, if your pet has been prescribed a medication, you may receive a discount on the medication by taking the prescription to a participating retail pharmacy.

Participating pharmacies within Tooele County have a brochure holder with the prescription discount cards. Cards are available at Tooele County Government offices including the county libraries and Senior Centers. Many doctors', dentists', and veterinarians' offices will have cards available as well as some pet stores and animal boarding businesses.

Yes, just use your card to start saving immediately. Present your prescription discount card at a participating retail pharmacy when you fill or refill your prescriptions.

Not usually. However, discounts are available for many diabetic supplies.

This plan is not insurance; it is a prescription discount program. The card provides immediate discounts at the pharmacy. Upon presenting your card to the pharmacist, you will pay the lower of a discounted price or the pharmacy’s regular retail price. There are no claim forms to fill out and no limit to the number of times you can use the card. These discounts are available only at participating retail pharmacies.

Your card cannot be used in conjunction with other insurance. However, you are able to use your card to purchase prescriptions that are not covered by these plans.

The prescription discount card is accepted at 57,000 retail pharmacies nationwide, including many of the leading chains. Ask your local pharmacy if they participate or call toll free 1-877-321-2652 to find out if a specific pharmacy participates in the program or visit NACo to use the "Locate a Pharmacy" link.

While savings on each prescription may vary, you can save an average of 20 percent off of the pharmacy’s regular retail prices for prescription drugs. In addition, you may save even more by choosing from our list of select medications. This list is comprised of products offering additional savings.

Yes. You will receive the best price available to you through this program at the pharmacy. On occasion, pharmacies will price a particular medication lower than the discount rate provided by the card. If that occurs, you will receive the lower price.

Because prices can vary by location, only the actual pharmacy can tell you the exact price of the prescription. However, you can look up an estimated price for medications at NACo or call toll free 1-877-321-2652.

Drug prices are different from pharmacy to pharmacy. Even chains have different prices in their stores depending on the population they are servicing. Manufacturers’ drug prices change periodically.

Because a pharmacy's retail price or usual and customary charge can differ greatly by pharmacy, your exact percentage of savings may vary depending on the prescription drug and the price you have paid before.

Specialty pharmacy offers a delivery of injectable and select oral specialty medication and supplies to the location of your choice. Services include delivery notification and refill reminder calls to help you stay on your treatment plan. You will also receive expert care services including counseling, follow up care calls, informative disease-related materials, and access to health experts 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Medications for a variety of chronic conditions including multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, infertility, immunologic disorders, Crohn’s disease, Gaucher disease, pulmonary hypertension, Fabry disease, MPS 1, blood dyscrasia, growth hormone deficiency, respiratory syncytial virus, hepatitis C and more are available through a specialty pharmacy.

With the Caremark Mail Service program, you can purchase up to a 90-day supply of select medications from the mail service pharmacy for a fixed price. It’s easy to get started with mail service—just send in the mail service order form along with your original prescription to Caremark. For a list of medications available through and to receive an order form please call toll free 1-877-321-2652 or visit NACo.  Just follow the links.

Yes, you can use your Tooele County prescription discount card anytime you need to purchase a prescription that is not covered by your Medicare prescription plan or any other insurance.

No. Only use your Tooele County prescription discount card to purchase non-covered medications.

No. You need to present either your Medicare prescription plan card or your Tooele County prescription discount card. Only use your Tooele County prescription discount card when purchasing medications not covered by your Medicare prescription plan.

Yes, you can continue to use your Tooele County prescription discount card.

No, your Tooele County prescription discount card is not affiliated with Medicare and will not expire in 2006 like the Medicare-approved prescription discount cards. Continue to use your Tooele County prescription discount card anytime you purchase medications not covered by insurance.