New Smoking Cessation Benefit for 2010

TeamstersCare wants to partner with you in your efforts to stop smoking. From January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, TeamstersCare will cover Bupropion SR (generic equivalent for Zyban) as a smoking cessation medication at no cost to you if you are eligible for the TeamstersCare Pharmacy benefit.  This benefit will provide coveragefor up to two separate three-month attempts to quit smoking.

You must fill your prescriptions for Bupropion SR at one of the TeamstersCare Pharmacies, located in Charlestown and Stoughton, and you can get up to six months of medication with no copay.

The biggest single thing you can do to improve your health is to stop smoking. Here are some helpful resources that you may want to consider...

            www.trytostop.org or call 1-800-Try-to-Stop (1-800-879-8678)
            www.quitnet.com
            www.smokefree.gov

Remember...it’s never too late to quit smoking!

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