Preventive Care Medications

Uses

• To help prevent serious heart and blood vessel problems (cardiovascular disease)
• To help prevent colorectal cancer in adults 50 to 59 years old who are at risk
• To help prevent illness and death from preeclampsia in women who are at least 12 years old, after 12 weeks of pregnancy who are at high risk for the condition

Dosage

Generic dosage forms of 81 mg

Aspirin Products (Over the Counter)

• Aspirin chew tablet 81 mg
• Aspirin enteric coated tablet 81 mg

Uses

• For cleaning out the bowel before colonoscopy procedures for adults age 50 to 74. Colonoscopies screen for colon and rectal cancers.

Bowel Preparation Products (Prescription)

NOTE: Brand name medications will not be supplied at no cost when the generic becomes available.

• Clenpiq (sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide, and anhydrous citric acid) oral solution
  (brand-name)
• Moviprep (polyethylene glycol-3350, sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium ascorbate, and ascorbic acid) for oral solution
  (brand-name)
• Plenvu (polyethylene glycol-3350, sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium ascorbate, and ascorbic acid) for oral solution
  (brand-name)
• Prepopik (sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide, and anhydrous citric acid) for oral solution
  (brand-name)
• Suprep Bowel Prep Kit (sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, and magnesium sulfate) for oral solution
  (brand-name)
• Gavilyte-H Kit (bisacodyl, PEG 3350, potassium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride) or oral solution
  (generic)
• Peg-Prep Kit (bisacodyl, PEG 3350, potassium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride) for oral solution
  (generic)

Uses

• To help prevent cavities (dental caries) in children five years or younger whose water is low in fluoride

Dosage

All oral dosage forms up to 0.5 mg

Fluoride Products (Prescription)

• Sodium fluoride chew tablet 0.25 mg to 0.5 mg
• Sodium fluoride solution 0.125 mg/drop
• Sodium fluoride solution 0.25 mg/0.6 mL
• Sodium fluoride solution 0.25 mg/drop
• Sodium fluoride solution 0.5 mg/mL
• Sodium fluoride tablet 0.5 mg

Uses

• To help prevent birth defects in women age 55 or younger who are planning to become pregnant or are able to become pregnant

Dosage

Generic dosage forms

Folic Acid Products (Over the Counter)

• Folic acid tablet 0.4 mg (400 mcg)
• Folic acid tablet 0.8 mg (800 mcg)
• Folic acid capsule 0.8 mg (800 mcg)

Uses

• To help prevent serious heart and blood vessel problems (cardiovascular disease) in adults age 40 to 75 who are at risk.

Generic Low-to-Moderate Intensity Statins (Prescription)

• Atorvastatin 10 mg, 20 mg
• Fluvastatin 20 mg, 40 mg
• Fluvastatin ER 80 mg
• Lovastatin 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg
• Pravastatin 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, 80 mg
• Rosuvastatin 5 mg, 10 mg
• Simvastatin 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg

Uses

• To help adults who are not pregnant quit tobacco use in order to prevent health problems. Tobacco use includes smoking or chewing tobacco.

Tobacco Cessation Products (Prescription and Over the Counter)

• Bupriopion HCI tablet sustained release 12 hr 150 mg
  (generic of brand-name Zyban, which is not covered)
• Chantix tablet 0.5 mg and 1 mg
  (brand-name, generic is varenicline tartrate)
• Chantix tablet 0.5 mg x 11 tablets and 1 mg x 42 pack
  (brand-name, generic is varenicline tartrate)
• Nicotine polacrilex gum 2 mg and 4 mg
  (generic)
• Nicotime polarilex lozenge 2 mg and 4 mg
  (generic)
• Nicotine transdermal patch 24 hour 21 mg, 14 mg and 7 mg/24 hour
  (generic)
• Nicotrol inhaler system 10 mg
  (brand-name)
• Nicotrol NS nasal spray 10 mg/mL
  (brand-name)