The May, 2018 Medicare Part D plan formulary data (or drug lists) includes the addition of 63 new National Drug Codes (NDC) to the Medicare Part D program. These NDCs represent 43 different drugs, many with multiple strengths. Three new generic equivalents were added, Atazanavir Sulfate, the generic for Reyataz®, Doripenem, the generic for Doribax®, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate, the generic for Viread®, along with a few new strengths and or manufactures for Niacin ER [Niaspan ER®] and Tolterodine Tartrate [Detrol LA®].
In addition, Eight new brand-name drugs, some with multiple strengths, were added to Medicare Part D plan formularies. These drugs include, ALTAVERA-28®, CINVANTI®, EMFLAZA®, ENSKYCE®, KURVELO®, SEEBRI NEOHALER®, SHINGRIX®, and UTIBRON NEOHALER®.
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 for all 63 new NDCs is as follows:
| Reason for NDC Addition | Occurrences |
| New Delivery Form | 1 |
| New Delivery Form and Strength | 5 |
| New Drug | 9 |
| New Drug and Strength | 7 |
| New Manufacturer | 8 |
| New Manufacturer and Delivery Form | 1 |
| New Manufacturer and Strength | 11 |
| New Manufacturer, Strength and Delivery Form |
2 |
| New Packaging | 1 |
| New Product Code | 1 |
| New Quantity | 1 |
| New Strength | 16 |
| Total New NDCs | 63 |
The following chart details the first 63 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 DrugFinder 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 |
| 75987011110 | ACTIMMUNE 100 MCG/0.5 ML VIAL | New Manufacturer |
| 00781558315 | ALTAVERA-28 TABLET | New Drug |
| 63020018030 | ALUNBRIG 180 MG TABLET | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 63020009007 | ALUNBRIG 90 MG TABLET | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 63020019830 | ALUNBRIG 90 MG-180 MG TAB PACK | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 51672405706 | AMIODARONE HCL 400 MG TABLET | New Strength |
| 00093552606 | ATAZANAVIR SULFATE 150 MG CAP [Reyataz] | New Drug and Strength |
| 00093552706 | ATAZANAVIR SULFATE 200 MG CAP [Reyataz] | New Drug and Strength |
| 00093552856 | ATAZANAVIR SULFATE 300 MG CAP [Reyataz] | New Drug and Strength |
| 59385002660 | BELBUCA 750 MCG FILM | New Strength |
| 57664066383 | CARVEDILOL ER 10 MG CAPSULE | New Strength |
| 57664066483 | CARVEDILOL ER 20 MG CAPSULE | New Strength |
| 57664066583 | CARVEDILOL ER 40 MG CAPSULE | New Strength |
| 47426020101 | CINVANTI 130 MG/18 ML VIAL | New Drug |
| 60505616100 | DORIPENEM 500 MG VIAL [Doribax] | New Drug |
| 00003376474 | ELIQUIS 5 MG STARTER PACK | New Packaging |
| 42998050203 | EMFLAZA 18 MG TABLET | New Drug and Strength |
| 42998050521 | EMFLAZA 22.75 MG/ML ORAL SUSP | New Drug, Delivery Form and Strength |
| 42998050303 | EMFLAZA 30 MG TABLET | New Drug and Strength |
| 42998050403 | EMFLAZA 36 MG TABLET | New Drug and Strength |
| 42998050101 | EMFLAZA 6 MG TABLET | New Drug and Strength |
| 68180088213 | ENSKYCE 28 TABLET | New Drug |
| 00378877035 | ESTRADIOL 0.01% CREAM | New Delivery Form |
| 16714050402 | GABAPENTIN 300 MG CAPSULE | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 50242013201 | HERCEPTIN 150 MG VIAL | New Strength |
| 54766059010 | IMURAN 50 MG TABLET | New Manufacturer |
| 00574200216 | KIONEX 15 GM/60 ML SUSPENSION | New Strength |
| 68180084413 | KURVELO TABLET | New Drug |
| 70515026010 | LANOXIN 500 MCG/2 ML AMPULE | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 00378655053 | LEVONOR-ETH ESTRAD 0.15-0.03 | New Quantity |
| 70257056001 | LIORESAL IT 10 MG/20 ML KIT AMPUL | New Manufacturer |
| 70257056102 | LIORESAL IT 10 MG/5 ML KIT AMPUL | New Manufacturer |
| 00071102701 | LYRICA CR 165 MG TABLET ER 24H | New Strength |
| 00071102901 | LYRICA CR 330 MG TABLET ER 24H | New Strength |
| 00071102601 | LYRICA CR 82.5 MG TABLET ER 24H | New Strength |
| 00548570100 | MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 150 MG/ML | New Manufacturer |
| 47335061481 | NIACIN ER 750 MG TABLET [Niaspan ER] | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 00074326590 | NIASPAN ER 500 MG TABLET | New Strength |
| 62559021031 | NIMODIPINE 30 MG CAPSULE | New Manufacturer |
| 00597036055 | PRADAXA 150 MG CAPSULE | New Strength |
| 00597035556 | PRADAXA 75 MG CAPSULE | New Strength |
| 00088210224 | PRIFTIN 150 MG TABLET | New Product Code |
| 69102020060 | ROWEEPRA XR 500 MG TABLET ER 24H | New Strength |
| 69102020160 | ROWEEPRA XR 750 MG TABLET ER 24H | New Strength |
| 00078066219 | SEEBRI NEOHALER 15.6 MCG INHAL | New Drug |
| 49702023755 | SELZENTRY 20 MG/ML ORAL SOLN | New Strength and Delivery Form |
| 58160081912 | SHINGRIX VIAL KIT | New Drug |
| 00006536403 | STEGLATRO 15 MG TABLET | New Delivery Form and Strength |
| 00006536303 | STEGLATRO 5 MG TABLET | New Delivery Form and Strength |
| 00006536803 | STEGLUJAN 15-100 MG TABLET | New Delivery Form and Strength |
| 00006536703 | STEGLUJAN 5-100 MG TABLET | New Delivery Form and Strength |
| 00093710456 | TENOFOVIR DISOP FUM 300 MG TB [Viread] | New Drug |
| 00093001006 | TOLTERODINE TARTRATE 1 MG TAB [Detrol LA] | New Manufacturer, Strength and Delivery Form |
| 00093001805 | TOLTERODINE TARTRATE 2 MG TAB [Detrol LA] | New Manufacturer and Delivery Form |
| 70347010002 | TOPROL XL 100 MG TABLET ER 24H | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 70347002502 | TOPROL XL 25 MG TABLET ER 24H | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 70347005002 | TOPROL XL 50 MG TABLET ER 24H | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 10019055303 | TRANSDERM-SCOP 1.5 MG/3 DAY | New Manufacturer |
| 00078066419 | UTIBRON NEOHALER 27.5-15.6 MCG | New Drug |
| 31722033401 | WARFARIN SODIUM 7.5 MG TABLET | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 00310622560 | XIGDUO XR 2.5 MG-1,000 MG TABLET | New Strength |
| 00023611401 | ZENPEP DR 40,000 UNIT CAPSULE | New Manufacturer |
| 00078067615 | ZOFRAN 8 MG TABLET | New Manufacturer and Strength |
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