Over-the-Counter Allowance

UPMC for Life Complete Care (HMO SNP) members receive an allowance to buy covered health care products. This allowance rolls over each quarter but must be used by the end of the calendar year. Members can buy products through mail order. Some plans also offer a retail card that can be used at participating pharmacies and retail locations.

Allowance amounts

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Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming counties

All other PA counties

Mail order

Shop at home through mail order

You can use your quarterly allowance to shop at home and have products shipped directly to your door. Simply select the health care products you need online or from a mail-order catalog.

Select County Adams Allegheny Armstrong Beaver Bedford Berks Blair Bradford Bucks Butler Cambria Cameron Carbon Centre Chester Clarion Clearfield Clinton Crawford Cumberland Dauphin Delaware Elk Erie Fayette Forest Franklin Fulton Greene Huntington Indiana Jefferson Juniata Lackawanna Lancaster Lawrence Lebanon Lehigh Luzerne Lycoming McKean Mercer Mifflin Monroe Montgomery Montour Northampton Perry Philadelphia Pike Potter Schuylkill Snyder Somerset Sullivan Susquehanna Tioga Union Venango Warren Washington Wayne Westmoreland Wyoming York

Mail-order catalog
Mail-order catalog

Already a UPMC for Life member? Print an order form.

Over-the-Counter (OTC) Catalog Order Form

Participating locations

Shop at participating pharmacy and retail locations using your over-the-counter retail card. Some participating locations include Rite Aid, Family Dollar, Dollar General, Walgreens, and Walmart. Participating pharmacies and retail locations may vary from month to month.

Covered products

Below is a partial list of covered products that you can buy with your over-the-counter allowance. You do not need a prescription to buy these products. Certain brands may not be available at all pharmacy and retail locations. This list may vary from month to month.

Allergy and sinus medications Antacids Antifungal treatments Antibiotic creams Anti-itch treatments Cold and flu medicine Cough medicine Dental and oral care products Denture care Diabetes accessories Ear care Eye and contact lens care First aid items Foot treatment items

Hemorrhoid preparations Incontinence items Laxatives Motion sickness medicines Orthopedic and compression supports Pain relievers Respiratory treatments Sleep aids Smoking deterrents Stomach remedies Sun protection Toothbrushes and toothpaste Vitamins Weight-control aids

The over-the-counter allowance cannot be used to pay for your Part B or Part D prescription drug costs.