TRICARE OTC Demonstration: The TRICARE Over-the-Counter Drug Demonstration Project has been extended until November 4, 2012. The program was developed to examine cost versus benefit and beneficiary satisfaction of select OTC drug coverage within the pharmacy benefit when deemed therapeutically equivalent to prescription alternatives. Originally implemented May 17, 2007, it was available only through a limited number of military treatment facilities and TRICARE mail order pharmacies, but was then opened to TRICARE network retail pharmacies. The program only includes five OTC medications and participating patients must present a prescription for these drugs. There is no cost share for patients.