Latest Medicaid Pharmacy Newsletter Available

The latest Medicaid Pharmacy Newsletter, dated August 2016, is now available on the N.C. Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) website. In addition to the September 2016 checkwrite schedule, this edition of the newsletter includes articles about:

- Cost Avoidance Rejection Override Codes at Point-of-Sale
- Generic Dispensing Rate (GDR) Reports
- Prescriptions for Preferred Brands with Non-preferred Generic Alternatives
- Coverage of Ulesfia Lotion Terminated
- Procedures for Prior Authorization of Synagis for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Season 2016/2017
- Upcoming Preferred Drug List Review Panel Meeting-September 29

Providers are encouraged to review this important information. A link to the 2016 Medicaid Pharmacy Newsletters on the DMA website can be found below.