The Select Drug Program Formulary, which is available for commercial members, is a list of medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that were chosen for formulary coverage based on their medical effectiveness, safety, and value. The list changes periodically as the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee reviews the formulary to ensure its continued effectiveness. The most recent changes are listed below.

Generic additions

These generic drugs recently became available in the marketplace. When these generic drugs became available, we began covering them at the appropriate generic formulary level of cost-sharing:

Brand additions

These brand drugs were added to the formulary and covered at the appropriate brand formulary level of cost-sharing as of the date indicated below:

Brand deletions

Effective January 1, 2016, these brand drugs will be covered at the appropriate non-formulary level of cost-sharing:

Effective January 1, 2016, this brand drug will be covered at the appropriate non-formulary level of cost-sharing:

There is no generic equivalent for the above brand drug; however, there are formulary therapeutic alternative drugs. These therapeutic alternative drugs are available at the appropriate formulary level of cost-sharing. We encourage you to discuss formulary alternatives with your patients.