Latest Medicaid Pharmacy Newsletter Available

The latest Medicaid Pharmacy Newsletter, dated August 2018, is now available on the N.C. Medicaid website. In addition to the September 2018 checkwrite schedule, this edition of the newsletter includes articles about:

• New Check for Opioid Drug Interaction
• Procedures for Prior Authorization of Synagis® (palivizumab) for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Season 2018/2019
• Reminder – Opioid Clinical Criteria and Prior Approval Changes
• Opioid Dependence Dose Edit
• Influenza Vaccine and Reimbursement Guidelines for 2018-2019 for N.C. Medicaid and N.C. Health Choice
• Preferred Drug List Review Panel Meeting Sep 13

Providers are encouraged to review this important information. The 2018 Medicaid Pharmacy Newsletters can be found on the NC Medicaid website.