2025 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan - Standard and Basic Option Section 5. Benefits Section 5(f). Prescription Drug Benefits
Generic equivalents
Generic equivalent drugs have the same active ingredients as their brand-name equivalents. By filling your prescriptions (or those of family members covered by the Plan) at a pharmacy participating in our network, you authorize the pharmacist to substitute any available U.S. FDA-approved generic equivalent, unless you or your physician specifically requests a brand-name drug and indicates “dispense as written.” See Section 10, Definitions, for more information about generic alternatives and generic equivalents.
