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Contour test stripsCareFirst (Caremark)

diabetes requiring glucose monitoring using test strips

Preferred products

  • Accu-Chek products
  • True Metrix products

Initial criteria

  • Patient cannot be treated with a preferred product (Accu-Chek or True Metrix products).
  • ONE of the following:
  • For Contour test strip product: requested test strips are for use in association with a MiniMed insulin pump OR OmniPod Dash insulin pump (documentation required).
  • For Freestyle test strip product: requested test strips are for use in association with an OmniPod insulin pump OR a Freestyle Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM).
  • For non-Contour or non-Freestyle test strip products: patient has an insulin pump that is incompatible with an Accu-Chek OR a True Metrix product.

Approval duration

12 months