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Professional dispensing fee is: $21.28 (pharmacy not located on the road system);

This amount was based on results of the 2020 cost of dispensing survey and specifically associated with average cost as measured by the mean weighted by Medicaid volume for all pharmacies. The value for the same metric in the 2022 survey is $10.97, an increase of $0.59 or approximately 5.7 percent.

OR • The State Maximum Allowable Cost plus a $7.00 professional dispensing fee.

Your pharmacy will charge a dispensing fee per prescription. Hence, if you have three prescriptions and the pharmacy has a $10 dispensing fee, the total amount you would pay for dispensing fees would be $30. This is not the total cost of your prescription.

Prescription drugs may be reimbursed under the Arkansas Medicaid Program pursuant to an order from an authorized prescriber. The prescriber must initiate the prior authorization (PA) for prescription drugs that require PA.

When pharmacists fill a prescription, they charge what is known as a dispensing fee to cover costs of storing and preparing medication, as well as providing services to clients. These fees can vary from pharmacy to pharmacy, and can be a significant cost for patients.

Florida Medicaid reimburses providers of prescribed outpatient drugs: Most prescription drugs used in outpatient settings and some injectable drugs (some included in the Preferred Drug List, others through prior authorization process.) Some over-the-counter medications with a valid prescription.

Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC) is defined in the U.S. Code as “…the manufacturer's list price for [a] drug or biological to wholesalers or direct purchasers in the United States, not including prompt pay or other discounts, rebates or reductions in price…”