Express Scripts SafeGuardRx Overview

Doing what's best for plans and patients means taking bold action – even when others won't. Express Scripts SafeGuardRxSM is a suite of solutions designed to protect you and your members against rising drug costs while providing access to specialized therapies and care.

Partnering with you, we've taken on unprecedented healthcare challenges and achieved significant cost savings with these current solutions:

  • Hepatitis Cure Value Program®  Lowered the cost of a cure by nearly 50% and achieved a 96% cure rate.
  • Cholesterol Care Value ProgramSM Helped plans avoid up to 90% of costs on PCSK9 inhibitors, saving enrolled clients $14.5M.
  • Oncology Care Value ProgramSM – Aligned the cost of a drug to its efficacy for specific types of cancer to make sure patients get the medications they need at the right price.
  • Inflation Protection ProgramSM  Minimized the impact of rising drug trend with the industry's first brand inflation protection guarantee.

To learn more about our current SafeGuardRx solutions, please click here or contact your account team.

Building on this success, we're adding new solutions in 2017 to address new areas that require action:

  • Inflammatory Conditions Care Value ProgramSM Control costs by managing this class at the indication level while ensuring patients receive specialized care.
  • Diabetes Care Value ProgramSM Protect your drug spend with a guaranteed annual cost cap and improve adherence through a higher standard of pharmacy care.
  • Market Events Protection ProgramSM Accelerates our ability to act more quickly on your behalf when potentially damaging market situations arise. 

For more information, or to enroll in our SafeGuardRx solutions, please contact your account team.