Save Money with a Preferred Pharmacy

Did you know your health plan may offer a preferred pharmacy network? By using a preferred pharmacy, you may pay the lowest out of pocket cost on covered prescription drugs.

With your Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois prescription drug plan, you save money if you use a pharmacy in the network.

Some plans may also include a preferred pharmacy network.* When you choose a preferred pharmacy, you may save the most money when you fill  your covered prescriptions at these locations. You can also fill up to a 90-day supply of many covered drugs in the store or through home delivery.

Find a Preferred Pharmacy

Whether you are at home, the office or on the go, you can find your preferred pharmacy network locations on MyPrime.com.

After signing into MyPrime.com,  your pharmacy network will automatically appear. If your plan includes preferred pharmacies, you can filter by “Preferred pharmacies” in your search results.

You can also search without logging in.

1. Visit MyPrime.com,  click “Pharmacies,” and select “Continue without sign in.”
2. Select your Health Plan as “BCBS Illinois.”
3. Select “No” to being a Medicare Part D member and “Other BCBSIL Plans” as the Health Plan Type, then select “Continue.”
4. On the Find a Pharmacy page, select "Preferred Network" and press “Submit.”
5. On the Pharmacy Search Results page, select “Retail,” then enter your city, state, ZIP code or address to search for pharmacies in your network. Since all in-network retail pharmacies will be listed, you can filter by “Preferred pharmacies” to find specific locations in your Preferred Pharmacy Network.

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*Preferred Pharmacy Network pricing isn’t available for 100% cost-sharing or HMO plans. Members with an HMO plan can use select pharmacies in their network to fill 30- or 90-day supplies of covered prescriptions.

Originally published 4/1/2016; Revised 2020, 2021, 2022