DefenseHealthAgency Media Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2026
TRICAREauthorizestemporaryprescriptionrefillwaiversforLouisianadue toTropical Storm Bertha
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia– The Defense Health AgencyannouncedthatTRICARE beneficiaries inLouisianamay receive emergency prescription refillsnow throughAug. 3,duetoTropical Storm Bertha.
Allparishesareaffected.
Toreceivean emergency refill of prescription medications, TRICARE beneficiaries should take their prescription bottle to any TRICARE retail network pharmacy.If the bottle isunavailableorthelabelisdamaged or missing, beneficiaries should contact Express Scripts, Inc.,or their retail network pharmacyforassistance.
To find a network pharmacy, beneficiaries may call Express Scriptsat1-877-363-1303, orsearch thehttps://militaryrx.express-scripts.com/find-pharmacy.
If possible, visit the pharmacy where the prescription was filled.Prescriptions filled by a retailchainmaybe filled atanother store in that chain. If theclinician who prescribed the medicationis available,beneficiariescan ask them tocall in a new prescription to any network pharmacy.
As a reminder, TRICARE beneficiaries, other thanactive dutyservice members, may receive urgent care from any TRICARE-authorized urgent care center or provider and do not need a referral. This allows beneficiaries to seek nonemergency care for illnesses or injuries if their primary care provider is unavailable because of emergencies.Any TRICARE beneficiary whoreasonably believesthey have an emergency should always call 911or,go to the nearestemergency room.
Beneficiaries areadvised tovisitExpressScripts’https://militaryrx.express-scripts.com/notices/weather/2026-jul-24/state-emergency-alert-tropical-storm-bertha-louisianafor updates.
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