We have chosen to include Altorvastatin, Clopidogrel, Escitalopram, Pioglitazone, Quetiapine Fumarate and Valsartan-HCTZ to the list of Top 10 Medicare Drugs, so our list actually includes 16 drugs -- Lipitor® with it’s generic equivelent Atorvastatin and Escitalopram for Lexapro®, Clopidogrel for Plavix®, Pioglitazone for Actos®, Quetiapine Fumarate generic equivalent for Seroquel® and Valsartan-HCTZ for Diovan HCT®).
The changes to the number of formularies covering these medications looks as follows:
*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 (start) 2012 CMS formulary dataset dated October, 2011. The ending 2012 CMS formulary dataset dated September, 2012.
***Initial 2013 CMS formulary dataset dated October, 2012
You can review any Medicare plan formulary using the on this site FormularyBrowser at on this site or compare how any medication is covered on all Medicare plans in your service area using our on this site.
Other 2012 & 2013 formulary drug change blog entriess:
May 2013 Formulary Changes to the Top 10 Medicare Drugs
April 2013 Formulary Changes to the Top 10 Medicare Drugs
January 2013 Formulary Changes to the Top 10 Medicare Drugs
June 2013 Summary of the Most Recent Updates for the Medicare Part D Plan Formularies (Drug Lists)
May 2013 Summary of the Most Recent Updates for the Medicare Part D Plan Formularies (Drug Lists)
April 2013 Summary of the Most Recent Updates for the Medicare Part D Plan Formularies (Drug Lists)
October 2012 Summary of the Most Recent Updates for the Medicare Part D Plan Formularies (Drug Lists)
August 2012 Summary of the Most Recent Updates for the Medicare Part D Plan Formularies (Drug Lists)
July 2012 Summary of the Most Recent Updates for the Medicare Part D Plan Formularies (Drug Lists)
June 2012 Summary of the Updates for the Medicare Part D Plan Formularies (Drug Lists)