Status of 104 Drugs on 30 HMO Formularies

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Formularies are the basis of many key strategies for controlling the cost and utilization of drugs, both in the private sector and under the new Medicare Part D drug benefit. Status of 104 Drugs on 30 HMO Formularies provides information on some of the most popular pharmaceutical products on 30 different HMO formularies as of February/March 2005, giving you valuable insights you can put to use in establishing or modifying your own formulary.

A convenient, easy-to-read format makes this an essential reference for P&T committees and others involved in designing formularies, negotiating pricing and rebates, and design benefits. It includes some of the most popular injectable drugs that are beginning to be covered under the pharmacy benefit and managed via formulary restrictions.

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The drugs covered in Status of 104 Drugs on 30 HMO Formularies were selected based on their potential for demand, direct-to-consumer advertising, high cost, or controversial coverage issues. The report compares 30 different on-line HMO formularies, predominantly three-tiered structure, and their treatment of these drugs on the formulary. It includes tier placement, preferred alternatives, quantity limits or other coverage restrictions, or prior authorization criteria. Products are listed by diagnostic category to easily compare how an entire class of drugs is managed by the 30 different formularies.

Drugs include popular oral and injectable brand-name products and generic alternatives in the following categories:

 

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