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Updates to the Wellmark Drug List

Effective January 1, 2010, the following brand-name drugs that have Tier 1 generic equivalents moved from Tier 2 to Tier 3:

 

Brand-Name Drugs Moving to Tier 3 Generic Equivalent
on Tier 1
Common Use

Lorazepam Intensol

Lorazepam Concentrate

Anxiety

Prevacid*

Lansoprazole

Ulcers/Gastrointestinal

Urso 250

Ursodiol

Gallstones

Urso Forte

Ursodiol

Gallstones

Valtrex**

Valacyclovir

Herpes

 

Effective January 1, 2010, the following brand-name drugs that have Tier 1 generic alternatives moved from Tier 2 to Tier 3:

 

Brand Name Generic Alternative
on Tier 1
Drug Type

Prevacid NapraPAC

Lansoprazole plus Naproxen

Ulcers/Gastrointestinal

Prevacid SoluTab

Lansoprazole

Ulcers/Gastrointestinal

 

*Prevacid OTC (over-the-counter) is now available without a prescription at your local pharmacy.  The over-the-counter version of Prevacid is available and labeled for short-term or intermittent use in a 15MG capsule. 

 

**It is anticipated in mid-December 2009, a generic equivalent of Valtrex will be available.  The generic name is valacyclovir. Once the generic is readily available, Valtrex will move to Tier 3.


 

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