Welcome to Accredo
Managing a complex condition isn’t easy. That’s why your TRS-ActiveCare health plan has chosen Accredo as a provider to fill your specialty prescriptions. At Accredo, you’ll have access to personalized care and support from pharmacists and nurses specialty-trained in your condition.
For patients with new specialty prescriptions (covered under your pharmacy benefit), your physician can send any specialty prescription directly to Accredo, or you can contact Accredo at 800-596-7701 and we will work with your doctor on the rest.
Once your prescription is ready for order scheduling, Accredo will contact you to schedule your delivery.
The number for your doctor to fax a prescription to Accredo is 888-302-1028.
Filling for the First Time
How to fill your prescription with Accredo for the first time.
- Once your prescription is ready for order scheduling, an Accredo patient care advocate will call you to schedule free delivery on a date that works for you. We’ll ship your medication with any special handling it may need, such as refrigeration.
- If you receive copay assistance, please have the information ready so we can transfer it for you.
- Because your shipment is coming from a new pharmacy, you may notice changes in packaging, prescription labels and literature.
Key Benefits of Using Accredo
As your new specialty pharmacy, Accredo offers you many benefits, including:
- 24/7 access to specially trained pharmacists and nurses with extensive experience in your condition.
- Refill reminders based on communication preferences – call, text message, email or mobile app.
- Ability to manage your specialty medications on accredo.com or on the Accredo® mobile app – you can even refill many medications online.1
- Accredo offers free delivery of your medication on a day that works for you.
- Most supplies, such as needles and syringes, are provided with your specialty medication at no charge.
- 1Not available for all specialty medications.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please check your plan benefit coverage.
For patients with specialty medication, your physician can send any specialty medication order directly to Accredo, or you can contact Accredo at 800-596-7701 and we will work with your doctor on the rest.
Once received, Accredo will call you to begin the process of scheduling your first order.
Accredo's turnaround time is based on the need-by date that we establish with you or your physician. In many cases, our turnaround time for new prescription referrals is 5 to 7 calendar days. This allows 2 to 3 days for a patient care advocate to work with you to coordinate shipment and delivery. Our turnaround time for refills, however, is typically 24 to 48 hours.
After you’ve received your first order from Accredo there are several ways you can order subsequent refills. You can call us at the number on your prescription label or at 800-596-7701. Many medications can also be refilled safely online once registered at accredo.com or via our mobile app. When it’s time to reorder, you'll receive a communication (phone call or text) to schedule shipment, so you'll never have to worry about running out of your medication.
The cost of your medication will be reviewed with you during order scheduling.
Specialty medications can cost a lot of money. That’s why Express Scripts offers a copay assistance benefit administered by SaveOnSP, which can help you lower your out-of-pocket costs.
Over 325 specialty medications are eligible for this plan benefit. If you’re filling an eligible medication, a representative from SaveOnSP will contact you to support your enrollment in copay assistance and arrange for the monitoring of your account. You’ll pay $0 for specialty medications on the SaveOnSP drug list, when you participate in the plan benefit by enrolling in copay assistance and consenting to monitoring. If you choose not to participate in the plan benefit, you’ll pay a higher cost share when you fill your medication.
You can pay by debit or credit card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa), with your checking account, or through a flexible spending account (FSA). You may also send a check via mail to: Accredo Health, Inc., PO Box 954041, St. Louis, MO 63195.
No, Accredo offers free shipping with safe, on-time delivery. Accredo utilizes both UPS and FedEx carriers for delivery of orders.
Accredo uses special packaging and coolant packs for shipping and handling refrigerated prescription drugs. These processes maintain temperature within the range approved in the product’s labeling. Accredo also adjusts for current and forecasted climate conditions, as well as the package destination area.
Overnight delivery may be an option for emergency medication needs, but is not guaranteed.
Accredo will complete a thorough check of your benefits for coverage of your specialty medication. If medications are not covered, you will be contacted to review available options.