July 2012 Formulary Changes to the Top 10 Medicare Drugs

The most recent (end of June 2012 ) Medicare Part D plan formulary data (or drug lists) updates include the introduction of Escitalopram (generic equivalent for Lexapro®). We have chosen to include Escitalopram to the list of Top 10 Medicare Drugs, so our list actually includes 12 drugs -- Lipitor® with it's generic equivalent Atorvastatin and Escitalopram with Lexapro®.

The changes to the number of formularies covering these medications looks as follows:

Count of 2012 Formularies covering the Top 10 Medicare Drugs Program wide
Formulary Count*
NDC	Drug Name	Start**	February	April	June	July
00430047203	Actonel 35mg 36 DOSE PACK	0	0	211	221	212
64764030116	ACTOS 30MG TABLET (500 CT)	286	286	273	286	276
00173069600	ADVAIR DISKUS MIS 250/50	249	249	267	279	270
63304082790	ATORVASTATIN 10 MG TABLET [Lipitor]	0	0	196	213	256
00078031534	DIOVAN HCT 160/12.5MG TABLET	276	276	265	278	268
00093585101	ESCITALOPRAM 10 MG TABLET [Lexapro]	0	0	0	0	248
00088222033	LANTUS 100U/ML VIAL	284	284	270	283	273
00456201001	LEXAPRO 10MG TABLET	237	239	232	240	231
00071015523	LIPITOR 10MG TABLET	225	225	215	223	190
00186504054	NEXIUM 40MG CAPSULE	199	198	194	198	194
63653117105	PLAVIX 75MG TABLET	287	287	273	286	276
00310027510	SEROQUEL 25MG TABLET	282	282	268	281	271

*The formulary counts include both stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDP) and Medicare Advantage plans (MAPD) in all states and the U.S. territories.
**Initial 2012 CMS formulary dataset dated October, 2011

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