North Carolina Medicaid and NC Health Choice Preferred Drug List Changes

<p>Effective April 1, 2018, North Carolina Medicaid will make several changes to the<a href="https://dma.ncdhhs.gov/preferred-drug-list"> Medicaid and NC Health Choice Preferred Drug List (PDL)</a>:</p>

Author: CSRA

Effective April 1, 2018, North Carolina Medicaid will make the following changes to the Medicaid and NC Health Choice Preferred Drug List (PDL):

Analgesics

  • Opioids
    • Long-Acting
      • Kadian moved to preferred
      • Morphine sulfate ER (generic for Kadian) remains non-preferred

Anticonvulsants

  • Second Generation
    • Sabril Powder Pack moved to preferred
    • vigabatrin (generic for Sabril) powder pack moved to non-preferred

Anti-infectives

  • Systemic Antivirals
    • Herpes Treatment
      • Zovirax Ointment moved to preferred

  • Hepatitis B
    • Epivir HBV remains preferred
    • lamivudine HBV (generic for Epivir) moved to non-preferred
  • Antibiotics
    • Quinolones
      • Avelox moved to non-preferred.
      • moxifloxacin (generic for Avelox) moved to preferred

Behavioral Health

  • Antidepressants
    • Other
      • Desvenlafaxine ER (generic for Pristiq) moved to preferred
      • Pristiq remains non-preferred
         
  • Antipsychotics
    • Atypical oral
      • Invega moved to non-preferred
      • Paliperidone (generic for Invega) moved to preferred
      • FazaClo moved to preferred
      • Clozapine ODT (generic for FazaClo) moved to non-preferred

Cardiovascular

  • Platelet Inhibitors
    • Effient moved to non-preferred
    • prasugrel (generic for Effient Tablet) moved to preferred

Hematologic

  • Anticoagulant
    • Injectable
      • Lovenox syringe/vial moved to non-preferred
      • enoxaparin (generic for Lovenox) syringe/vial moved to preferred

Gastrointestinal

  • Ulcerative Colitis
    • Lialda moved to preferred
    • mesalamine (generic for Lialda) moved to non-preferred

Ophthalmic

  • Allergic Conjunctivitis
    • Pataday ophthalmic drops moved to preferred
    • olopatadine (generic for Pataday) ophthalmic drops moved to non-preferred

Respiratory

  • Intranasal Rhinitis Agents
    • Astepro nasal spray moved to preferred
    • azelastine (generic for Astepro) nasal spray moved to non-preferred

Topical

  • Acne Agents
    • Epiduo gel moved to preferred
    • Benzaclin gel moved to non-preferred
    • Clindamycin-benzoyl peroxide (generic for Benzaclin) gel moved to preferred
       
  • Psoriasis
    • Dovonex cream moved to preferred
    • calcipotriene (generic for Dovonex) cream moved to non-preferred
       
  • Steroids
    • Very High Potency
      • Clobex shampoo moved to preferred
      • clobetasol (generic for Clobex) shampoo moved to non-preferred
         
    • Low Potency
      • Derma-Smoothe FS Scalp and Body Oil moved to non-preferred
      • Fluocinolone scalp/body oil (generic for Derma-Smoothe FS scalp/body oil) moved to preferred
         
  • Miscellaneous Topicals
    • Vivelle-Dot moved to non-preferred
    • Estradiol patch (generic for Vivelle-Dot) moved to preferred

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