The Preferred Medication List is a
guide for members with three-tier
prescription plans. Quarterly, pharmacists
and medical professionals review
the list to ensure it includes safe,
cost-effective medications and reflects
changes in the availability of certain
drugs.
The good news for consumers is that
patents for many popular brand-name
drugs have expired, making them
available in generic form. Unless
otherwise indicated, the generic
equivalents of brand-name drugs
deleted continue to be covered at the
lowest copayment. They are safe,
effective and can save you money.
Always ask your doctor or pharmacist
if a generic is available when you
receive a prescription. Visit our
website for the complete Preferred
Medication List.
Additions
Effective 1/1/2007
Zolinza
Effective 2/1/2007
Advair HFA
Effective 4/1/2007
Caduet
Detrol
Januvia
Protonix
Provigi
Travatan Z
Deletions*
Effective 10/1/2006
Zoloft
Retrovir 100mg cap, syrup
Effective 11/16/2006
Colestid granules
Salagen, 7.5 mg tab
Effective 1/1/2007
Acular PF
Alesse-28
Clozapine
Cognex
Demulen 1/35-28
Loestrin 1/20-21
Loestrin 1.5/30-21
Loestrin FE 1/20
Loestrin FE 1.5/30
Lo/Ovral-28
Mircette
Modicon-28
Nor-QD
Nordette-28
Ortho-Cyclen
Ortho Micronor
Ortho Novum 1/35-28
Ortho Novum 1/50-28
Ortho Novum 7/7/7-28
Ortho Tri-Cyclen
Oxycontin
Rebetol solution
Synarel
Tretin-X
Triphasil 28
Wellbutrin XL 300mg
Effective 4/1/2007
Aciphex
Alcortin
Biaxin XL
Ditropan XL
Efudex
Paxil oral suspension
Pravachol 80 mg
Toprol XL 25 mg
Zofran ODT
Zyprexa Zydis
* Brand name only deleted; all deletions due to availability
of generics except Aciphex and Zyprexa Zydis
