Benefily
No prior authorization

Does UnitedHealthcare require prior authorization for Ibu?

UnitedHealthcare does not require prior authorization for Ibu on the Medicare Part D plans that cover it.

No covering plan from this payer files a prior-authorization requirement for this drug.

By product strength

RxNorm productPlans coveringRequire prior authStep therapyQty limitStatus
ibuprofen 600 MG Oral Tablet [Ibu]206913731 / 731000No prior authorization
ibuprofen 800 MG Oral Tablet [Ibu]206917731 / 731000No prior authorization

Product names come from RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine).

Plan-by-plan detail — ibuprofen 600 MG Oral Tablet [Ibu]

Ibu has 2 products in the corpus; this table is for ibuprofen 600 MG Oral Tablet [Ibu], the one carried on the most plans. The product table above covers every strength.

PlanContractTierPrior authStep therapyQty limit
AARP Medicare Advantage Access from UHC AZ-15 (PPO)H2406-1291NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Access from UHC MT-3 (PPO)H8211-0121NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Access from UHC NC-23 (PPO)H2001-0841NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Access from UHC VA-20 (PPO)H2001-1151NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Access from UHC WA-11 (PPO)H2001-1381NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage CareFlex from UHC AZ-17 (HMO-POS)H5253-1781NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage CareFlex from UHC MA-9 (HMO-POS)H5253-1591NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage CareFlex from UHC RI-5 (HMO-POS)H5253-1691NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage CareFlex from UHC ST-6 (HMO-POS)H2802-0731NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage CareFlex from UHC TX-44 (HMO-POS)H0609-0771NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage CareFlex from UHC TX-45 (HMO-POS)H0609-0781NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage CareFlex from UHC WI-18 (HMO-POS)H5253-1981NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC AR-1 (HMO-POS)H2802-0601NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC AZ-1 (HMO-POS)H0609-0251NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC AZ-2 (HMO-POS)H0609-0261NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC CO-2 (HMO-POS)H0609-0121NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC CO-4 (HMO-POS)H0609-0361NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC CO-4 (HMO-POS)H0609-0361NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC DE-3 (HMO-POS)H5253-1421NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC EP-1 (PPO)H2406-0391NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC IL-8 (HMO-POS)H2802-0241NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC IN-10 (HMO-POS)H2802-0071NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC IN-11 (HMO-POS)H2802-0081NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC IN-12 (HMO-POS)H2802-0101NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC KC-4 (PPO)H8768-0231NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC KC-6 (HMO-POS)H2802-0761NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC KY-1 (HMO-POS)H5253-0991NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC MO-4 (HMO-POS)H2802-0301NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC NE-3 (HMO-POS)H2802-0011NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC NJ-1 (HMO-POS)H0755-0381NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC OH-2 (HMO-POS)H5253-0621NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC OH-5 (HMO-POS)H5253-1441NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC OH-5 (HMO-POS)H5253-1441NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC OH-6 (HMO-POS)H5253-1241NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC OH-6 (HMO-POS)H5253-1241NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC OH-7 (HMO-POS)H5253-1251NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC OH-7 (HMO-POS)H5253-1251NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC OK-3 (HMO-POS)H5253-1731NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC OR-4 (HMO-POS)H3805-0391NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC OR-4 (HMO-POS)H3805-0391NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC PA-5 (HMO-POS)H5253-1541NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC ST-3 (HMO-POS)H2802-0281NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC TX-21 (HMO-POS)H0609-0501NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC TX-22 (HMO-POS)H0609-0511NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC TX-26 (HMO-POS)H0609-0601NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC UT-4 (HMO-POS)H4604-0111NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC WA-6 (HMO-POS)H3805-0171NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC WA-7 (HMO-POS)H3805-0321NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC WA-8 (HMO-POS)H3805-0331NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC WI-13 (HMO-POS)H5253-0331NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials ValueRx NV-5 (HMO-POS)H0609-0381NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC AR-7 (HMO-POS)H2802-0781NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC AZ-4 (HMO-POS)H0609-0451NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC AZ-5 (HMO-POS)H0609-0461NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC CO-20 (HMO-POS)H0609-0731NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC CO-5 (HMO-POS)H0609-0481NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC DE-6 (HMO-POS)H5253-2061NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC EP-3 (PPO)H2406-1211NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC IL-9 (HMO-POS)H2802-0751NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC IN-16 (HMO-POS)H2802-0551NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC IN-17 (HMO-POS)H2802-0561NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC KC-2 (HMO-POS)H2802-0321NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC KC-5 (PPO)H8768-0391NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC KY-5 (HMO-POS)H5253-1281NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC MO-10 (HMO-POS)H2802-0721NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC NE-5 (HMO-POS)H2802-0741NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC NJ-7 (HMO-POS)H0755-0461NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC OH-10 (HMO-POS)H5253-1311NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC OH-11 (HMO-POS)H5253-1321NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC OH-12 (HMO-POS)H5253-1331NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC OH-13 (HMO-POS)H5253-1341NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC OH-8 (HMO-POS)H5253-1261NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC OH-8 (HMO-POS)H5253-1261NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC OH-9 (HMO-POS)H5253-1301NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC OK-8 (HMO-POS)H5253-2041NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC OR-6 (HMO-POS)H3805-0411NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC PA-18 (HMO-POS)H5253-2031NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC ST-4 (HMO-POS)H2802-0521NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC TX-27 (HMO-POS)H0609-0611NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC TX-28 (HMO-POS)H0609-0631NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC TX-48 (HMO-POS)H0609-0801NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC WA-14 (HMO-POS)H3805-0441NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC WA-15 (HMO-POS)H3805-0451NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC WI-19 (HMO-POS)H5253-1991NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras UT-7 (HMO-POS)H4604-0181NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage Extras ValueRx NV-10 (HMO-POS)H0609-0751NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AL-0001 (HMO-POS)H0432-0031NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AL-0002 (HMO-POS)H0432-0041NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AL-0003 (HMO-POS)H2802-0411NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AL-0004 (PPO)H1889-0151NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AL-6 (HMO-POS)H2802-0791NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AR-0002 (HMO-POS)H2802-0611NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AR-0004 (PPO)H1889-0141NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AZ-0003 (HMO-POS)H0609-0441NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AZ-0007 (PPO)H2406-0621NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AZ-0008 (PPO)H2406-0631NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AZ-0010 (PPO)H2406-0761NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AZ-0011 (PPO)H2406-0781NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AZ-0013 (HMO-POS)H5253-0351NoNoNo
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC AZ-0014 (HMO-POS)H5253-0361NoNoNo
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Source
Monthly Prescription Drug Plan Formulary and Pharmacy Network Information — Basic Drugs Formulary File
Effective
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-07-19
SHA-256
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Ibu at other payers

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Administrative information only. Benefily reports what a payer has published in its own prior-authorization policy as of the effective date shown. It is not medical advice, not a coverage or payment guarantee, and not an authorization. Requirements vary by plan, place of service and member benefits — always verify with the payer before rendering service.