The 90-Day Rx Solution
A Maintenance Drug Access Program
Maintenance medications, those you take on an ongoing basis for conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol, are filled in three-month supplies.
The 90-Day Rx Solution offers easy and convenient choices for filling maintenance medication prescriptions: use the mail order service, or order and pick up your supply at a Rite Aid or Pathmark pharmacy in New York or New Jersey.
To begin, use any participating retail pharmacy the first two times you order up to a 30-day supply of a maintenance medication. After that, you will need to fill the prescription either through Medco By Mail (Medco's mail-order service) or at a Rite Aid or Pathmark in New York or New Jersey.
How to use Medco By Mail:
Ask your doctor for a prescription for a 90-day supply with 3 refills.
Fill out a Medco By Mail order form and mail it with your prescription.
Medication is usually delivered within 8 days after receipt of order. Standard shipping is free.
You may also have your doctor fax your prescription to Medco By Mail. Ask your doctor to call (888) 327-9791 for faxing instructions.
Need a refill? Order refills at www.medcohealth.com or call (800) 818-6720. Refills are usually delivered 3-5 days after Medco receives your order.
How to use the Rite Aid
or Pathmark pharmacy choice:
Ask your doctor for a prescription for a 90-day supply, with 3 refills.
Bring it and your Health Services ID card to any Rite Aid or Pathmark pharmacy in New York or New Jersey.
You should be able to pick up your medication within 8 days.
Need a refill? Call or visit the same Rite Aid or Pathmark and provide the prescription number. To find a pharmacy nearest you, visit www.riteaid.com, www.pathmark.com or www.medcohealth.com.
For specialty medications:
If you require specialty medications — those that usually require injection or special administration — you will:
Order a 90-day supply through the Medco Special Care Pharmacy mail order service.
Receive your medications through a reliable delivery service like UPS — free of charge.
For more information about the Special Care Pharmacy, call Medco at (800) 818-6720.
Online services:
At www.medcohealth.com, you can:
- Order refills of your prescriptions.
- View your prescription history.
- Review plan highlights and get health and wellness information.
- Obtain order forms, claim forms, and envelopes
- Check the status of Medco By Mail orders.
If you are a first-time visitor to Medco's website, take a moment to register. (Please have your Health Services ID number and a recent prescription number handy.)
Retirees outside the tri-state area
of NY, NJ, and CT:
Please note that you will obtain your maintenance medications through Medco's mail-order service.