CVS Caremark to cover Perrigo's birth control pill in US at zero cost
for plan sponsors
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 [April 05, 2024]
(Reuters) - CVS Caremark, the pharmacy benefit management
subsidiary of CVS Health Corp, will add Perrigo's 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.
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 On Thursday, drugstore chain
operator Rite Aid said Opill would be available at its pharmacies in
all locations.
(Reporting by Christy Santhosh and Aishwarya Jain in Bengaluru;
Editing by Vijay Kishore)
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