VU Health Plan Services

Beginning January 1, 2010, Vanderbilt University will change its contract for employee and dependent prescription management from Caremark to Navitus.  Please note the following information regarding the Vanderbilt prescription benefit:

To access the Navitus web site and determine what medications are covered and their copayments, please CLICK HERE.

To access the full formulary of covered medications, please CLICK HERE.

DescriptionThe VU Health Plan Service provides contracted pharmacy management services from the VU Department of Pharmacy to VU Human Resources Department.   These services are designed to increase the quality and value of health care provided to VU employees, and they include:
  • input on benefit design,
  • consultation on special medication requests
  • counseling sessions by appointment for employees, and
  • interventions by the plan
  
Prescription Benefits - FormularyAll medications available to VU employees are available from the VU Pharmacies including Specialty Medications.

To access the Caremark web site and determine which medications are allowed, preferred, or non-preferred, CLICK HERE.  To access the VU formulary, you will need to create your own personal login on the Caremark website. 

To access the VU Human Resource webpage explaining the prescription drug benefit, CLICK HERE.

  
Requests for ServiceEmployees may request a one-on-one consultation with the pharmacist by appointment.  At the appointment, the pharmacist will
  • evaluate your current medication therapy
  • determine what changes, if any, would be recommended to increase quality and decrease cost, and
  • inquire if the pharmacist could assist in making any of the recommended changes.
  
Contact informationTelephone                   615-322-4775                
                                        (medical center 2-4775)    
 Fax                                 615-936-1893         
                                        (medical center 6-1893)           
  
PharmacistWalt Woods                   walt.woods@vanderbilt.edu                          

 

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This page was last updated November 19, 2009 and is maintained by Walt Woods