The May formulary updates include the addition of 59 new National Drug Codes (NDCs), representing 44 different prescription drugs, many with multiple strengths.
The formulary updates impact both stand-alone Medicare Part D plans (PDPs) and Medicare Advantage plans with drug coverage (MAPDs).
Highlights of the May 2022 Formulary updates include five (5) newly-added brand-name drugs
The May drug data updates include twenty-seven (27) new brand-name drugs, five (5) of which are newly introduced brand-name drugs, some with multiple strengths. These drugs include:
- CIBINQO®,
- DARTISLA ®,
- DHIVY®,
- ELYXYB®, and
- RECORLEV®.
The May 2022 Formulary updates include six (6) newly-added generic drugs
The May Medicare Part D drug data also includes seventeen (17) new generic medications, six (6) of which are newly-introduced generic drugs. These new generic drugs include:
- ESTRADIOL VALERATE [Gynogen LA®],
- GLYCOPYRROLATE [Cuvposa®],
- MARAVIROC [Selzentry®],
- METRONIDAZOLE [MetroLotion®],
- URSODIOL [Reltone®], and
- CARGLUMIC ACID [Carbaglu®].
Please note that these new generic and brand-name drugs are not available on all Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage drug plans - and you can review the chart to see the (often limited) number of plan formularies that now include these drugs.
Reminders about Medicare prescription drug plan formulary changes
- 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.
- Your Medicare Part D plan
will notify you if the plan drops a medication you are currently using.
The NDC or National Drug Code is used to uniquely identify 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 drug 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
Summary of May 2022 NDC changes
There are many reasons for NDCs to be added to the Medicare Part D program, a summary for all 59 new May 2022 NDCs is as follows:
| Reason for NDC Addition | Occurrences |
| New Delivery Form and Strength | 4 |
| New Drug | 21 |
| New Drug and Strength | 22 |
| New Manufacturer and Delivery Form | 1 |
| New Manufacturer and Strength | 2 |
| New Manufacturer, Strength and Delivery Form | 3 |
| New Strength | 6 |
| Grand Total | 59 |
The following chart details the 59 new manufacturer / drug-strength / packaging combinations (NDCs) that were added to one or more Medicare Part D formularies in the most recent updates -- as you will notices, some drugs are only covered by a few Medicare plans.
You can click on the Drug Name below to go to our on this site Drug Finder ( on this site) and see the details of how this drug is covered by all Medicare Part D plans (PDPs) in Florida (our example state). You can then change the state in our search form for details of drug coverage in your service area.
| NDC | Drug Name | Number of PDP Formularies* |
Number of MAPD Formularies* |
Notes |
| 70199001801 | ANTIVERT 25 MG CHEWABLE TABLET | 0 | 1 | New Delivery Form and Strength |
| 60505056401 | BRIMONIDINE TARTRATE 0.15% DROPS [Alphagan P] | 34 | 304 | New Drug |
| 71863011460 | CARGLUMIC ACID 200 MG TABLET SUSP TABLET DISPER [Carbaglu] | 38 | 340 | New Drug |
| 23155080801 | CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE-CLIDINIUM CAPSULE [Librax] | 0 | 10 | New Drug |
| 00069033530 | CIBINQO 100 MG TABLET | 0 | 18 | New Drug and Strength |
| 00069043530 | CIBINQO 200 MG TABLET | 0 | 18 | New Drug and Strength |
| 00069023530 | CIBINQO 50 MG TABLET | 0 | 18 | New Drug and Strength |
| 52427069130 | CITALOPRAM HBR 30 MG CAPSULE | 2 | 50 | New Manufacturer, Strength and Delivery Form |
| 16714024601 | CLINDAMYCIN PHOSP 1% LOTION [ClindaMax] | 33 | 296 | New Manufacturer and Delivery Form |
| 78206012301 | COZAAR 100 MG TABLET | 0 | 1 | New Drug and Strength |
| 78206012101 | COZAAR 25 MG TABLET | 0 | 1 | New Drug and Strength |
| 78206012201 | COZAAR 50 MG TABLET | 0 | 1 | New Drug and Strength |
| 68308034260 | DAPSONE 7.5% GEL W/PUMP [Aczone] | 1 | 22 | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 82111051801 | DARTISLA ODT 1.7 MG TABLET RAPDIS | 0 | 2 | New Drug |
| 75854070101 | DHIVY 25-100 MG TABLET | 0 | 1 | New Drug |
| 59651043601 | DIGOXIN 62.5 MCG TABLET [Lanoxin] | 17 | 88 | New Manufacturer and Strength |
| 59385005506 | ELYXYB 120 MG/4.8 ML SOLUTION | 0 | 10 | New Drug |
| 42457042001 | ENDARI 5 GRAM POWDER PACKET | 12 | 227 | New Drug |
| 00517042001 | ESTRADIOL VALERATE 100 MG/5 ML VIAL [Gynogen LA] | 30 | 281 | New Drug |
| 78206013501 | FOSAMAX 70 MG TABLET | 0 | 1 | New Strength |
| 78206013701 | FOSAMAX PLUS D 70 MG-2800 UNIT TABLET | 4 | 63 | New Drug and Strength |
| 78206013601 | FOSAMAX PLUS D 70 MG-5600 UNIT TABLET | 4 | 63 | New Drug and Strength |
| 49884004233 | GLYCOPYRROLATE 1 MG/5 ML SOLUTION [Cuvposa] | 0 | 79 | New Drug |
| 70069003105 | HALOPERIDOL DECAN 100 MG/ML AMPUL [Haldol Decanoate] | 38 | 346 | New Manufacturer, Strength and Delivery Form |
| 70069003003 | HALOPERIDOL DECAN 50 MG/ML AMPUL [Haldol Decanoate] | 38 | 350 | New Manufacturer, Strength and Delivery Form |
| 10337090544 | KERYDIN 5% TOPICAL SOLUTION W/APPL | 0 | 2 | New Drug |
| 31722057960 | MARAVIROC 150 MG TABLET [Selzentry] | 34 | 323 | New Drug and Strength |
| 31722058060 | MARAVIROC 300 MG TABLET [Selzentry] | 34 | 322 | New Drug and Strength |
| 53097057160 | MARINOL 2.5 MG CAPSULE | 0 | 1 | New Strength |
| 00074260028 | MAVYRET 50-20 MG PELLET PACKET | 22 | 237 | New Delivery Form and Strength |
| 78206014201 | MAXALT 10 MG TABLET | 0 | 2 | New Drug |
| 78206014301 | MAXALT MLT 10 MG TABLET RAPDIS | 0 | 2 | New Drug |
| 66993096159 | METRONIDAZOLE 0.75% LOTION [MetroLotion] | 33 | 345 | New Drug |
| 69238162103 | METYROSINE 250 MG CAPSULE [Demser] | 38 | 348 | New Drug |
| 67877064430 | MINOCYCLINE ER 115 MG TABLET ER 24H [Solodyn] | 1 | 13 | New Strength |
| 00832022600 | MORPHINE SULFATE ER 20 MG CAPSULE PEL [Kadian] | 1 | 63 | New Drug |
| 51672136803 | NAFTIFINE HCL 2% CREAM (G) [Naftin] | 5 | 106 | New Drug |
| 78206014603 | NUVARING VAGINAL RING | 0 | 4 | New Drug |
| 78206015301 | PROSCAR 5 MG TABLET | 0 | 1 | New Drug |
| 72065000301 | RECORLEV 150 MG TABLET | 1 | 25 | New Drug |
| 78206016001 | REMERON 15 MG TABLET | 0 | 1 | New Drug and Strength |
| 78206016101 | REMERON 30 MG TABLET | 0 | 1 | New Drug and Strength |
| 78206015601 | REMERON SOLTAB 15 MG TABLET RAPDIS | 0 | 1 | New Drug and Strength |
| 78206015801 | REMERON SOLTAB 30 MG TABLET RAPDIS | 0 | 1 | New Drug and Strength |
| 78206015901 | REMERON SOLTAB 45 MG TABLET RAPDIS | 0 | 1 | New Drug and Strength |
| 00074231030 | RINVOQ ER 30 MG TABLET 24H | 38 | 338 | New Strength |
| 00169431430 | RYBELSUS 14 MG TABLET | 32 | 308 | New Drug and Strength |
| 00169430330 | RYBELSUS 3 MG TABLET | 32 | 308 | New Drug and Strength |
| 00169430730 | RYBELSUS 7 MG TABLET | 32 | 308 | New Drug and Strength |
| 78206016601 | SINEMET 10-100 MG TABLET | 0 | 1 | New Drug and Strength |
| 78206016801 | SINEMET 25-100 MG TABLET | 0 | 1 | New Drug and Strength |
| 16571072360 | SULFAMYLON 8.5% CREAM (G) | 23 | 219 | New Delivery Form and Strength |
| 00069150130 | TALZENNA 0.5 MG CAPSULE | 38 | 349 | New Strength |
| 00069175130 | TALZENNA 0.75 MG CAPSULE | 38 | 349 | New Strength |
| 72694061760 | TIBSOVO 250 MG TABLET | 38 | 350 | New Drug |
| 72887014306 | URSODIOL 200 MG CAPSULE [Reltone] | 2 | 8 | New Drug and Strength |
| 72887014406 | URSODIOL 400 MG CAPSULE [Reltone] | 2 | 8 | New Drug and Strength |
| 50458057501 | XARELTO 1 MG/ML ORAL SUSPENSION | 25 | 281 | New Delivery Form and Strength |
| 70720012585 | XERMELO 250 MG TABLET | 30 | 299 | New Drug |
You can review any Medicare plan formulary using the on this site Formulary Browser 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.