Pharmacy - Changes to the Wellmark Drug List

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Wellmark Drug List Changes

The following changes are occurring to the Wellmark Drug List effective July 1, 2008:

Therapy Class	July 2008 Change	Current Tier	Generic if Available	Reason
Antibiotic	Move Ceftin Suspension to Tier 3	Tier 2	cefuroxime susp	Generic now available
Osteoporosis	Move Fosamax to Tier 3	Tier 2	alendronate	Generic now available
Contraceptive	Move Estrostep FE to Tier 3	Tier 2	tilia fe, tri-legest fe	Generic now available
Parkinson's Disease	Move Requip to Tier 3	Tier 2	ropinirole	Generic now available
Depression	Move Wellbutrin XL to Tier 3	Tier 2	bupropion	Generic now available
Parkinson's Disease	Move Neupro to Tier 3	Tier 2	NA	Discontinued product
Opthalmic Antihistamine	Move Livostin to Tier 3	Tier 2	NA	Discontinued product
Gout	Move Anturane to Tier 3	Tier 2	NA	Discontinued product
Asthma	Move Tilade to Tier 3	Tier 2	NA	Discontinued product

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