Latest Medicaid Pharmacy Newsletter Available

The latest Medicaid Pharmacy Newsletter, dated April 2017, is now available on the N.C. Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) website. In addition to the May 2017 checkwrite schedule, this edition of the newsletter includes articles about:

• Change to Early Refill Threshold for Opioids and Benzodiazepines
• New to Market Drug Additions to the NC Medicaid Preferred Drug List
• NC Medicaid and NC Health Choice PDL Update: Addition of New PDL Drug Class
• Behavioral Health Medication Edits
• Generic Dispensing Rate Adjustments

Providers are encouraged to review this important information. The 2017 Medicaid Pharmacy Newsletters can be found on the DMA website.