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June 2016 summary of the new medications added to Medicare Part D plan formularies (drug lists)

Monthly Formulary changes · published Jul 2, 2016

The June, 2016 Medicare Part D plan formulary data (or drug lists) includes the addition of 32 new National Drug Codes (NDC) to the Medicare Part D program.  These NDCs represent 23 different drugs, many with multiple strengths.

A special note about the new generic for the brand-name drug Gleevec®
Imatinib Mesylate, the generic for the cancer medication Gleevec was recently added to many 2016 Medicare Part D formularies.  For example, in California, 23 stand-alone Medicare Part D plans now cover the generic Imatinib Mesylate (100 mg) and 28 stand-alone Medicare Part D plans cover the brand-name Gleevec (100 mg). 
Unfortunately, the retail price for the generic is not much different (less) than the brand-name Gleevec medication.  Retail prices in California for generic Imatinib Mesylate range from $1,743.11 to $2,847.72, while retail prices in California for brand-name Gleevec range from $2,792.26 to $2,869.96 - depending on the chosen Medicare Part D plan.  As a comparison, in September 2010, the monthly retail price for Gleevec was around $1,260.
Cost-sharing for either the generic or brand-name medication can range from 25% of retail to 33% of retail.  And, because of the generic or brand-name drug's high retail cost, the second monthly purchase will place you in the Donut Hole and the third or fourth monthly purchase will mean that you are through the Donut Hole and in the Catastrophic Coverage portion of your Medicare Part D plan and will pay 5% of the retail cost for the remainder of the year.

What are National Drug Codes or NDCs?
As a reminder, the NDC uniquely identifies a particular drug, manufacturer, strength, and packaging combination. The NDC is often shown on your prescription bottle as an 11-digit code (see the charts below) or could be formatted as 00000-0000-00 where the first set of numbers identifies the manufacturer, the second set of number identifies the product and strength, and the third set of numbers identifies the packaging.

There are many reasons for NDCs to be added to the Medicare Part D program, a summary is as follows:

Reason for NDC Addition Occurrences
New Delivery Form 4
New Drug 2
New Drug and Strength 11
New Manufacturer 1
New Manufacturer and Delivery Form 1
New Manufacturer and Strength 6
New Manufacturer, Strength and Delivery Form
 1
New Strength 4
New Strength and Delivery Form
 2
Total New NDCs 32

The following chart details the 32 new manufacturer / drug / strength / packaging combinations (NDCs) that were added to one or more Medicare Part D formularies in the most recent updates. You can click on the Drug Name below to go to our on this site DrugFinder to see the details of how this drug is handled by all Medicare Part D Plans in Florida -- You can then change the state to your state for details in your service area.

NDC Drug Name Notes
67457059400 ARIXTRA 7.5 MG/0.6 ML SYRINGE New Strength
13551012501 CEFACLOR SUS 125 MG/5ML New Manufacturer and Strength
00069047103 CHANTIX STARTING MONTH BOX New Delivery Form
00713031788 CICLOPIROX 8% SOLUTION New Manufacturer and Strength
68968051408 COMBIPATCH 0.05-0.14 MG PTCH New Manufacturer and Strength
00172640649 CROMOLYN 20 MG/2 ML NEB SOLN New Manufacturer and Strength
60432065104 DOXEPIN 10 MG/ML ORAL CONC New Manufacturer and Delivery Form
40076023060 ELIMITE 5 % CREAM New Drug
43068011304 FANAPT TITR TABLETS New Strength
00143966601 Fluconazole 400 MG/ 200 ML Injectable Solution New Manufacturer and Strength
68180082709 FYAVOLV 0.5 MG-2.5 MCG TABLET New Drug and Strength
68180082809 FYAVOLV 1 MG-5 MCG TABLET New Drug and Strength
47335047281 IMATINIB MESYLATE 100 MG TABLET [Gleevec] New Drug and Strength
47335047583 IMATINIB MESYLATE 400 MG TABLET [Gleevec] New Drug and Strength
24208080060 LACRISERT 5 MG INS New Drug
61748040102 LINDANE 1% LOTION New Manufacturer, Strength and Delivery Form
00115147046 MOMETASONE FUROATE 0.1% CREAM New Delivery Form
50242007401 NUTROPIN AQ NUSPIN 10 INJECTOR New Strength and Delivery Form
50242007601 NUTROPIN AQ NUSPIN 20 INJECTOR New Strength and Delivery Form
17478071310 OFLOXACIN 0.3 % DRP New Manufacturer
64406001601 PLEGRIDY SYRINGE STARTER PACK New Delivery Form
64406001101 PLEGRIDY 125 MCG/0.5 ML PEN New Delivery Form
31722090990 PRAMIPEXOLE 0.75 MG TABLET New Manufacturer and Strength
24478012001 QUILLICHEW ER 20 MG CHEW TAB New Drug and Strength
24478013001 QUILLICHEW ER 30 MG CHEW TAB New Drug and Strength
24478014001 QUILLICHEW ER 40 MG CHEW TAB New Drug and Strength
00409508411 TAZICEF 2 GRAM VIAL New Strength
52244040010 THEO-24 ER 400 MG CAPSULE New Strength
61874011530 VRAYLAR 1.5 MG CAP New Drug and Strength
61874013030 VRAYLAR 3 MG CAP New Drug and Strength
61874014530 VRAYLAR 4.5 MG CAP New Drug and Strength
61874016030 VRAYLAR 6 MG CAP New Drug and Strength

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.