The Select Drug Program Formulary 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:

Generic drug	Brand drug	Formulary chapter	Effective date
calcitriol ointment	Vectical? ointment	5. Skin Medications	March 2, 2012
clobetasol propionate shampoo, lotion	Clobex? shampoo, lotion	5. Skin Medications	January 6, 2012
escitalopram oxalate	Lexapro?	3. Pain, Nervous System, & Psych	March 1, 2012
fluticasone propionate lotion	Cutivate? lotion	5. Skin Medications	March 30, 2012
ibandronate	Boniva?	10. Bone, Joint, & Muscle	March 22, 2012
quetiapine fumarate	Seroquel?	3. Pain, Nervous System, & Psych	March 30, 2012
ziprasidone	Geodon?	3. Pain, Nervous System, & Psych	March 6, 2012

Brand additions

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

Brand drug	Formulary chapter	Effective date
BydureonTM	7. Diabetes, Thyroid, Steroids, & Other Misc Hormones	March 2, 2012
Janumet XR?	7. Diabetes, Thyroid, Steroids, & Other Misc Hormones	February 10, 2012

Brand deletions

Effective July 1, 2012, these brand drugs will be covered at the appropriate non-formulary level of cost-sharing:

Brand drug	Generic drug	Formulary chapter
Clobex? shampoo, lotion	clobetasol propionate shampoo, lotion	5. Skin Medications
Geodon?	ziprasidone	3. Pain, Nervous System, & Psych
Lexapro?	escitalopram oxalate	3. Pain, Nervous System, & Psych
Seroquel?	quetiapine fumarate	3. Pain, Nervous System, & Psych
Vectical? ointment	calcitriol ointment	5. Skin Medications

The generic drugs for the above brand drugs are on our formulary and available at the generic formulary level of cost-sharing.