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September 2011 formulary updates

Key:

PA = Prior authorization
QL = Quantity limits
T&F = Trial & failure
ST = Step therapy
B/D = Coverage varies under Medicare Part B vs. Part D
* = Medical benefit
** = No change to formulary status


ClassDrugFormularyNotesEffective
date
Respiratory Arcapta Neohaler (indacaterol) Commercial: Non-preferred brand
Medicaid: Non-formulary
Medicare: T3
Requires ST: trial and failure with Foradil or Serevent. 11/01/2011
Hematologic Brilinta (ticagrelor) Commercial: Preferred brand
Medicaid: Formulary
Medicare: T2
11/01/2011
Psychtropic Citalopram Commercial: Generic
Medicaid: Formulary
Medicare: **
New QL added; dosages exceeding 40 mg per day not covered. 12/01/2011
Antiviral Complera (rilpivirine/TDF/FTC) Commercial: Preferred specialty
Medicaid: Carve out (bill to Magellan)Medicare: T4
Available from all network pharmacies 11/01/2011
Hematologic Corifact
(factor XIII concentrate (human))
Commercial: Preferred specialty*
Medicaid: Medical benefit
Medicare: Part B
Members must place routine orders for their clotting factor from an approved, in-network hemophilia specialty pharmacy. 11/01/2011
Respiratory Daliresp (roflumilast) Commercial: Non-preferred brand
Medicaid: Non-formulary
Medicare: T3
PA Required 11/01/2011
Antiinfective Dificid (fidaxomicin)

Commercial: Non-preferred specialty Medicaid: Conditional (brand)
Medicare: T4

Requires ST: 2 documented trials and clinical failure with vancomycin injection, used orally.

Available from all network pharmacies.

11/01/2011
Biologic Nulojix (belatacept) Commercial: Non-preferred specialty* Medicaid: Non-formulary*
Medicare: T4, B/D
PA Required 11/01/2011
Renal agent Phoslyra (calcium acetate oral solution) Commercial: Non-preferred brand
Medicaid: Non-formulary
Medicare: T3
ST Required: trial and failure with generic calcium acetate 11/01/2011
Genitourinary Rapaflo (silodosin) Commercial: Preferred brand
Medicaid: **
Medicare: **
01/01/2012
Cough & cold Rezira (PSE/hydrocodone) Commercial: Excluded
Medicaid: Excluded
Medicare: Excluded
11/01/2011
Analgesic Voltaren Gel (diclofenac) Commercial: Non-preferred brand
Medicaid: Formulary
Medicare: **
Moving to non-preferred brand for commercial. Removing ST for commercial and Medicaid. 01/01/2012
Psychotropic Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) Commercial: Preferred brand
Medicaid: **
Medicare: **
ST removed for commercial formulary 01/01/2012
Hematologic Xarelto (rivaroxaban) Commercial: Preferred brand
Medicaid: Formulary
Medicare: T2
11/01/2011
Cough & cold Zutripro (CPE/hydrocodone/PSE) Commercial: Excluded
Medicaid: Excluded
Medicare: Excluded
11/01/2011
Last modified: 2/3/2012
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