Common use of Generic first across all plans Clause in Contracts

Generic first across all plans. The employee/member will be required to use generic medication first. The employee/member will be allowed to use brand-name drugs only after first trying similar generic medications and the generic medication has not been effective in treating employee/members condition. If brand-name medication is required, the employee/member will be responsible for the difference in cost of the generic medication versus the brand medication.

Generic first across all plans. The employeemember/member dependent(s) will be required to use generic medication first. The employeemember/member dependent(s) will be allowed offered to use brand-name drugs only after first trying similar generic medications and the generic medication has not been effective in treating employee/members the members’/dependent’s(s’) condition. If brand-name medication is required, the employeemember/member dependent will be responsible for the difference in cost of the generic medication versus the brand medication.