New Generic Drugs Introduced
Some highlights of the June formulary updates include four (4) new generic equivalents: Isotretinoin, the generic for Zenatane®, Sodium Phenylbutyrate, the generic for Buphenyl®, Sumatriptan-Naproxen, the generic for Treximet®, and Trientine Hcl, the generic for Syprine®.
New Brand-Name Drugs Introduced
In addition, 12 new brand-name drugs, some with multiple strengths, were added to Medicare Part D plan formularies. These drugs include, ADZENYS®, BIKTARVY®, DIGOX®, DUZALLO®, DYANAVEL®, ENDARI®, ERLEADA®, NATROBA®, SEGLUROMET®, SYMDEKO®, TAPERDEX®, and TRULANCE®.
What is the NDC?
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. You can read more on this site
There are many reasons for NDCs to be added to the Medicare Part D program, a summary for all 52 new NDCs is as follows:
| Reason for NDC Addition | Occurrences |
| New Delivery Form | 4 |
| New Delivery Form and Strength | 1 |
| New Drug | 14 |
| New Drug and Strength | 12 |
| New Manufacturer | 2 |
| New Manufacturer and Strength | 8 |
| New Manufacturer, Strength and Delivery Form |
1 |
| New Strength | 10 |
| Total New NDCs | 52 |
Reminder: (1) Medicare Part D plans (PDPs and MAPDs) can change their formulary or drug list during the year and may drop one of your formulary medication mid-year for specific Medicare-allowable reasons (such as a new generic drug is available), but there are steps you can take if your medication is no longer covered by your prescription drug plan. (2) Your Medicare Part D plan will notify you if the plan drops a medication you are currently using.
The following chart details the first 52 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 Code (NDC) or Drug Name below to go to our on this site Drug Finder ( on this site) to see the details of how this drug is covered 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 |
| 31722056224 | ABACAVIR 20 MG/ML SOLUTION | New Manufacturer, Strength and Delivery Form |
| 70165000315 | ADZENYS ER 1.25 MG/ML SUSP BP 24H | New Drug |
| 61958250101 | BIKTARVY 50-200-25 MG TABLET | New Drug |
| 00023611803 | CONDYLOX 0.5% GEL | New Drug |
| 00527132401 | DIGOX 125 MCG TABLET | New Drug and Strength |
| 00527132501 | DIGOX 250 MCG TABLET | New Drug and Strength |
| 70785002230 | DUZALLO 200-300 MG TABLET | New Drug |
| 27808010201 | DYANAVEL XR 2.5 MG/ML SUSP | New Drug |
| 64980040709 | EFAVIRENZ 200 MG CAPSULE [Sustiva] | New Strength |
| 00378223393 | EFAVIRENZ 600 MG TABLET [Sustiva] | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 42457042001 | ENDARI 5 GRAM POWDER PACKET | New Drug |
| 59676060012 | ERLEADA 60 MG TABLET | New Drug |
| 52246040030 | ESOMEPRAZOLE DR 49.3 MG CAP [Nexium] | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 00406920230 | FENTANYL CITRATE OTFC 200 MCG [Actiq] | New Strength |
| 00406921230 | FENTANYL CITRATE OTFC 1,200 MCG [Actiq] | New Strength |
| 00406921630 | FENTANYL CIT OTFC 1,600 MCG [Actiq] | New Strength |
| 00406920430 | FENTANYL CITRATE OTFC 400 MCG [Actiq] | New Strength |
| 00406920630 | FENTANYL CITRATE OTFC 600 MCG [Actiq] | New Strength |
| 45802013132 | Halobetasol Propionate 0.5mg/g 1 TUBE per CARTON / 50 g in 1 TUBE | New Delivery Form |
| 51991093317 | HALOPERIDOL LAC 5 MG/ML SYRING | New Manufacturer |
| 69238117401 | ISOTRETINOIN 10 MG CAPSULE [ZENATANE] | New Drug and Strength |
| 69238117501 | ISOTRETINOIN 20 MG CAPSULE [ZENATANE] | New Drug and Strength |
| 69238101703 | ISOTRETINOIN 30 MG CAPSULE [ZENATANE] | New Drug and Strength |
| 69238117601 | ISOTRETINOIN 40 MG CAPSULE [ZENATANE] | New Drug and Strength |
| 00378728485 | LEVONO-E ESTRAD 0.10-0.02-0.01 | New Strength |
| 65162078303 | MEMANTINE HCL ER 14 MG CAPSULE SPR 24 [Namenda] | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 65162078403 | MEMANTINE HCL ER 21 MG CAPSULE SPR 24 [Namenda] | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 10370034909 | MEMANTINE HCL ER 28 MG CAPSULE SPR 24 [Namenda] | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 65162078203 | MEMANTINE HCL ER 7 MG CAPSULE SPR 24 [Namenda] | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 63323012310 | METHOTREXATE 250 MG/10 ML VIAL | New Manufacturer |
| 00093213356 | MINOCYCLINE ER 115 MG TABLET | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 00093213456 | MINOCYCLINE ER 65 MG TABLET | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 00409178203 | NALOXONE 0.4 MG/ML CARPUJECT | New Delivery Form |
| 52246092904 | NATROBA 0.9% TOPICAL SUSP | New Drug |
| 57893031060 | NOLIX 0.05% CREAM | New Delivery Form and Strength |
| 70362072030 | PANLOR 325-30-16 MG TABLET | New Drug |
| 59310030240 | QVAR REDIHALER 40 MCG | New Delivery Form |
| 59310030480 | QVAR REDIHALER 80 MCG | New Delivery Form |
| 00006537303 | SEGLUROMET 2.5-1,000 MG TABLET | New Drug and Strength |
| 00006536906 | SEGLUROMET 2.5-500 MG TABLET | New Drug and Strength |
| 00006537403 | SEGLUROMET 7.5-1,000 MG TABLET | New Drug and Strength |
| 00006537003 | SEGLUROMET 7.5-500 MG TABLET | New Drug and Strength |
| 49884017004 | SODIUM PHENYLBUTYRATE 500MG TB [Buphenyl] | New Drug |
| 65862092836 | SUMATRIPTAN-NAPROXEN 85-500 MG [Treximet] | New Drug |
| 51167066101 | SYMDEKO 100/150 MG-150 MG TABS | New Drug |
| 42195014912 | TAPERDEX 12 DAY 1.5 MG TABLET | New Drug and Strength |
| 42195012106 | TAPERDEX 6 DAY 1.5 MG TABLET | New Drug and Strength |
| 70347020002 | TOPROL XL 200 MG TABLET ER 24H | New Strength |
| 00591491001 | TRIENTINE HCL 250 MG CAPSULE [Syprine] | New Drug |
| 70194000330 | TRULANCE 3 MG TABLET | New Drug |
| 00023611601 | ZENPEP DR 25,000 UNIT CAPSULE | New Strength |
| 00023611501 | ZENPEP DR 5,000 UNIT CAPSULE | New Strength |
Our online Formulary Browser and Drug Finder
You can review any Medicare plan formulary using the on this site FormularyBrowser found at: FormularyBrowser.com or compare how any medication is covered on all Medicare plans in your Service Area using our Drug Finder found at on this site.