Careful handling and quick delivery for specialty drugs
Aetna Specialty Pharmacy® fills prescriptions for specialty drugs.* These types of drugs may be injected, infused or taken by mouth. Usually, you can't get these drugs at a local retail pharmacy. They often need special storage and handling. And they need to be delivered quickly.
Aetna Specialty Pharmacy provides many helpful services, including:
- Free, secure delivery (usually within 48 hours of confirming your order)
- Delivery to your home, doctor’s office or any other place you choose
- Package tracking for prompt delivery
- Training on how to self-inject your medicine
- Flexible payment options
- Free injection supplies, such as needles, syringes, alcohol swabs, adhesive bandages and containers for needle waste
Enrolling is fast and easy
Follow these steps to order your prescription medications through Aetna Specialty Pharmacy®.*
- Your doctor can fax your prescription to 1-866-FAX-ASRX (1-866-329-2779).
- You or your doctor can mail your prescription order to us. Please send it with a completed patient profile form (which includes our mailing address).
- Your doctor can speak to one of our registered pharmacists at 1-866-782-ASRX (1-866-782-2779) during our normal business hours (Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET). (TDD: 1-866-833-2779)
After we receive your prescription, your first order should ship within 48 hours. It may take longer if we need to contact your doctor about the prescription.
A personal care plan and ongoing support
Our team of experienced nurses and pharmacists helps you understand how to use your medicine. And that you have the right dose. They can answer your questions and help you cope with your condition throughout your therapy.
You can talk to them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Just call the toll-free number 1-866-782-ASRX (1-866-782-2779). Or, if you need the help of a telephone device for the deaf (TDD), call 1-877-833-ASRX (1-877-833-2779).
Get extra support for your complex medical condition
Skilled nurses and pharmacists from Aetna Specialty Pharmacy offer extra support to patients with complex medical conditions, including:
- Anemia
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Chronic renal failure
- Crohn's disease
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Gaucher disease
- Growth hormone deficiency
- Hematologic conditions
- Hemophilia
- Hepatitis
- HIV/AIDS
- Immune system disorders
- Infertility
- Multiple sclerosis
- Neurologic conditions
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary diseases
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Transplant
Aetna Specialty CareRxSM
Aetna Specialty CareRx is a pharmacy benefits plan for certain specialty drugs that treat chronic health conditions.** These include hemophilia, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and cancer.
You may fill your first prescription for one of these drugs at a retail pharmacy. But to get the most from your coverage, you must order refills from a network specialty pharmacy, such as Aetna Specialty Pharmacy. Please check your plan documents for more information about the requirements and limitations of your pharmacy plan.
How to be sure your drugs are covered
- Get your specialty drugs from a participating specialty pharmacy, such as Aetna Specialty Pharmacy.
- Some of the drugs are covered under your medical plan, rather than your pharmacy plan. Depending on your medical plan, you may need to pay a copayment or coinsurance.
- Some of the drugs require precertification. This means they will not be covered unless your doctor asks us to approve the use of this drug for you, and we decide that your situation meets our criteria for using this drug.
Aetna Specialty Pharmacy is URAC accredited
Founded in 1990, URAC is the independent leader in promoting health care quality through accreditation, certification, education, and measurement. URAC is a nonprofit organization developing evidence-based measures and standards through inclusive engagement with a range of stakeholders committed to improving the quality of health care. Our portfolio of accreditation and certification programs span the health care industry, addressing health care management, health care operations, health plans, pharmacies, telehealth providers, physician practices, and more. URAC accreditation is a symbol of excellence for organizations to showcase their validated commitment to quality and accountability.
*Specialty medications through Aetna Specialty Pharmacy and the Specialty Pharmacy Network may not be available to California HMO members. Talk to you doctor about the appropriate way to get the specialty medications you need. Doctors may have agreed to dispense and administer these drugs to you themselves. Or they may write a prescription so you can fill them at any participating retail or mail-order pharmacy.
** In California: The entire Aetna Specialty CareRx program does not apply if you are a member of a self-funded HMO plan. If you aren’t sure what type of plan you have, check with your employer; or call Member Services at the toll-free number on your Aetna ID card.
