Count of 2018 Formularies Covering the Top Medicare Drugs Program-wide | |||||||||||
Formulary Count* | |||||||||||
Drug Name | 2013 End** | 2014 End** | 2015 End** | 2016 End** | 2017 End** | 2018 Start** | April | May | June | July | Aug. |
ACTONEL 35 MG 36 DOSE PACK | 233 | 248 | 148 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
ACTOS 30MG TABLET | 214 | 75 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
ADVAIR DISKUS MIS 250/50 | 307 | 347 | 353 | 348 | 371 | 372 | 372 | 373 | 367 | 369 | 372 |
ATORVASTATIN 10 MG TABLET [Lipitor] | 316 | 364 | 394 | 385 | 389 | 399 | 397 | 398 | 392 | 394 | 396 |
CLOPIDOGREL TAB 75MG [Plavix] | 315 | 364 | 394 | 385 | 389 | 399 | 397 | 398 | 392 | 394 | 396 |
DIOVAN HCT 160/12.5MG TABLET | 185 | 80 | 50 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
ESCITALOPRAM 10 MG TABLET [Lexapro] | 315 | 363 | 385 | 385 | 389 | 399 | 397 | 398 | 392 | 394 | 396 |
ESOMEPRAZOLE SODIUM 40 MG VIAL [Nexium] | 253 | 285 | 302 | 305 | 317 | 315 | 317 | 311 | 313 | 315 | |
LANTUS 100U/ML VIAL | 309 | 350 | 382 | 371 | 382 | 305 | 311 | 312 | 307 | 309 | 311 |
LEXAPRO 10MG TABLET | 92 | 55 | 45 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
LIPITOR 10MG TABLET | 68 | 43 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
NEXIUM 40MG CAPSULE | 198 | 211 | 206 | 98 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
PIOGLITAZONE HCL 30 MG TABLET [Actos] | 310 | 364 | 394 | 385 | 389 | 399 | 397 | 398 | 392 | 394 | 396 |
PLAVIX 75MG TABLET | 109 | 48 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
QUETIAPINE FUMARATE 25 MG TAB [SEROQUEL] | 316 | 364 | 394 | 385 | 389 | 399 | 397 | 398 | 392 | 394 | 396 |
RISEDRONATE SODIUM 35 MG TABLET [Actonel] | 220 | 246 | 239 | 235 | 244 | 250 | 246 | 247 | 249 | ||
SEROQUEL 25MG TABLET | 112 | 54 | 43 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
VALSARTAN-HCTZ 160-12.5 MG TAB [Diovan HCT] | 297 | 343 | 388 | 376 | 382 | 395 | 393 | 394 | 388 | 390 | 393 |