Trillium Drug Plan

This Program helps people who have high drug costs in relation to their income. Once an application is approved, the program covers:

• over 3,100 quality-assured prescription drug products;
• over 300 limited-use drug products;
• some nutritional and diabetic testing products.

Who is Eligible
You can apply to the Trillium Drug Program if:

• your private insurance does not cover 100% of your prescription drug costs;
• you have valid Ontario Health Insurance (OHIP), and
• you are not eligible for drug coverage under the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) Program.

Deductible
The program has a deductible that is based on income and family size. Each year starting August 1, you must pay your drug costs up to your deductible level before you are eligible for drug coverage. The program runs from August 1 of one year to July 31 of the following year.

Drug Costs
Only certain drug costs count towards your Trillium deductible or as program benefits. Check with your pharmacist or health care provider to make sure your prescriptions are:

• listed in the ODB Formulary/Comparative Drug Index (Parts III and IX);
• on the Facilitated Access List of HIV/AIDS drugs (Part VI).

Requests for non-ODB drugs must be pre-approved by the ministry before the costs can count towards the Trillium deductible, or as program benefits.

Where
Trillium application kits are available at your local pharmacy or by calling the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care at 1-800-268-1154, in Toronto 314-5518, TTY 1-800-387-5559.

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