Paramount Advantage™ Preferred Drug List

1 Paramount advantage Preferred drug List (04/01/2017) INTRODUCTION .. 4 NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY: DISCRIMINATION IS AGAINST THE LAW .. 4 HOW TO SEARCH THIS DOCUMENT .. 5 PREFACE .. 5 PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEE .. 5 drug LIST PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS .. 5 GENERIC SUBSTITUTION .. 6 PLAN 6 PRIOR AUTHORIZATION .. 6 QUANTITY LIMITATIONS .. 6 STEP THERAPY .. 7 LEGEND .. 7 NOTICE .. 7 8 NSAIDs .. 8 NSAIDs, TOPICAL .. 8 COX-2 INHIBITORS .. 8 GOUT .. 8 OPIOID ANALGESICS .. 8 NON-OPIOID ANALGESICS .. 9 ANTI-INFECTIVES .. 9 ANTIBACTERIALS .. 10 ANTIFUNGALS .. 10 ANTIMALARIALS .. 11 ANTIRETROVIRAL AGENTS .. 11 ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS .. 11 12 MISCELLANEOUS .. 12 ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS .. 13 ALKYLATING AGENTS .. 13 ANTIMETABOLITES .. 13 HORMONAL ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS .. 13 IMMUNOMODULATORS .. 13 KINASE INHIBITORS .. 13 TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITORS.

2 14 MISCELLANEOUS .. 14 CARDIOVASCULAR .. 14 ACE INHIBITORS .. 14 ACE INHIBITOR/CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER COMBINATIONS .. 14 ACE INHIBITOR/DIURETIC COMBINATIONS .. 15 ADRENOLYTICS, CENTRAL .. 15 ALDOSTERONE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS .. 15 ALPHA BLOCKERS .. 15 ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS/DIURETIC COMBINATIONS .. 15 ANTIARRHYTHMICS .. 15 15 BETA-BLOCKERS .. 16 BETA-BLOCKER/DIURETIC COMBINATIONS .. 16 CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS .. 16 DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES .. 17 DIURETICS .. 17 NEPRILYSIN INHIBITOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST COMBINATIONS .. 17 NITRATES .. 17 PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION .. 18 MISCELLANEOUS .. 18 1 CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM .. 18 ANTIANXIETY .. 18 ANTICONVULSANTS .. 18 ANTIDEMENTIA .. 19 ANTIDEPRESSANTS .. 19 ANTIPARKINSONIAN AGENTS .. 20 ANTIPSYCHOTICS .. 20 ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER .. 20 FIBROMYALGIA.

3 21 HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE AGENTS .. 21 HYPNOTICS .. 21 MIGRAINE .. 21 MOOD STABILIZERS .. 21 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AGENTS .. 22 MUSCULOSKELETAL THERAPY AGENTS .. 22 MYASTHENIA GRAVIS .. 22 NARCOLEPSY/CATAPLEXY .. 22 PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC-MISCELLANEOUS .. 22 MISCELLANEOUS .. 23 ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC .. 23 ANDROGENS .. 23 ANTIDIABETICS .. 23 CALCIUM RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS .. 24 CALCIUM REGULATORS .. 24 CONTRACEPTIVES .. 24 ENDOMETRIOSIS .. 26 ESTROGENS .. 26 ESTROGEN/PROGESTINS .. 26 FERTILITY REGULATORS .. 26 GLUCOCORTICOIDS .. 26 GLUCOSE ELEVATING AGENTS .. 26 HUMAN GROWTH HORMONES .. 26 HYPERPARATHYROID TREATMENT, VITAMIN D ANALOGS .. 27 INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTORS .. 27 PHENYLKETONURIA TREATMENT AGENTS .. 27 PHOSPHATE BINDER AGENTS .. 27 PRE-TERM BIRTH RISK REDUCTION .. 27 PROGESTINS .. 27 THYROID AGENTS .. 27 VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS.

4 27 VASOPRESSINS .. 27 MISCELLANEOUS .. 27 GASTROINTESTINAL .. 28 ANTIDIARRHEALS .. 28 ANTIEMETICS .. 28 ANTISPASMODICS .. 28 CHOLELITHOLYTICS .. 28 H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS .. 28 INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE .. 28 IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME .. 28 LAXATIVES/STOOL SOFTENERS .. 28 PANCREATIC ENZYMES .. 29 PROSTAGLANDINS .. 29 PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS .. 29 SALIVA STIMULANTS .. 29 STEROIDS, RECTAL .. 29 ULCER THERAPY COMBINATIONS .. 29 MISCELLANEOUS .. 29 GENITOURINARY .. 29 BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA .. 29 URINARY ANTISPASMODICS .. 29 VAGINAL ANTI-INFECTIVES .. 30 MISCELLANEOUS .. 30 HEMATOLOGIC .. 30 ANTICOAGULANTS .. 30 2 HEMATOPOIETIC GROWTH FACTORS .. 30 HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA AGENTS .. 30 IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA AGENTS .. 30 PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL HEMOGLOBINURIA (PNH) AGENTS .. 31 PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS .. 31 PLATELET SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS.

5 31 STEM CELL MOBILIZERS .. 31 MISCELLANEOUS .. 31 IMMUNOLOGIC AGENTS .. 31 BIOLOGIC DISEASE-MODIFYING AGENTS .. 31 DISEASE-MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUGS (DMARDs) .. 31 IMMUNE GLOBULINS .. 31 IMMUNOMODULATORS .. 32 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS .. 32 VACCINES .. 32 NUTRITIONAL/SUPPLEMENTS .. 32 ELECTROLYTES .. 32 VITAMINS AND MINERALS .. 32 RESPIRATORY .. 33 ANAPHYLAXIS TREATMENT 33 ANTICHOLINERGICS .. 33 ANTICHOLINERGIC/BETA AGONIST COMBINATIONS .. 33 ANTIHISTAMINES, LOW 33 ANTIHISTAMINES, NONSEDATING .. 33 ANTIHISTAMINES, SEDATING .. 33 ANTIHISTAMINE/DECONGESTANT COMBINATIONS .. 34 34 ANTITUSSIVE COMBINATIONS .. 34 BETA AGONISTS .. 34 CYSTIC FIBROSIS .. 34 DECONGESTANT/EXPECTORANT COMBINATIONS .. 34 LEUKOTRIENE MODIFIERS .. 34 MAST CELL STABILIZERS .. 34 MEDICAL SUPPLIES .. 35 NASAL ANTIHISTAMINES .. 35 NASAL STEROIDS .. 35 RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS.

6 35 STEROID/BETA AGONIST COMBINATIONS .. 35 STEROID INHALANTS .. 35 XANTHINES .. 35 MISCELLANEOUS .. 35 TOPICAL .. 35 DERMATOLOGY .. 35 MOUTH/THROAT/DENTAL AGENTS .. 38 OPHTHALMIC .. 38 OTIC .. 39 WEBSITES .. 41 INDEX .. 43 3 INTRODUCTION We are pleased to provide the 2017 Paramount advantage Preferred drug List as a useful reference and informational tool. This is a list of medications which are Preferred by Paramount advantage and commonly prescribed. Additionally, all other Medicaid-covered medications are covered for Paramount advantage members, but some may require prior authorization (PA) for medical necessity. See the advantage drug Prior Authorization List. If you have questions about your prescription benefit or covered medications, please call Paramount Member Services at (800) 462-3589, TTY users (888) 740-5670. The drugs represented have been reviewed by Paramount 's Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee and are approved for inclusion on this formulary.

7 The document is reflective of current medical practice as of the date of review. The information contained in this document and its appendices is provided solely for the convenience of medical providers. We do not warrant or assure accuracy of such information nor is it intended to be comprehensive in nature. This document is not intended to be a substitute for the knowledge, expertise, skill and judgment of the medical provider in his or her choice of prescription drugs. All the information in the document is provided as a reference for drug therapy selection. Specific drug selection for an individual patient rests solely with the prescriber. The document is subject to state-specific regulations and rules, including, but not limited to, those regarding generic substitution, controlled substance schedules, preference for brands and mandatory generics whenever applicable.

8 We assume no responsibility for the actions or omissions of any medical provider based upon reliance, in whole or in part, on the information contained herein. The medical provider should consult the drug manufacturer's product literature or standard references for more detailed information. National guidelines can be found on the National Guideline Clearinghouse site at , on the websites listed under each therapeutic class and on the sites listed in the Websites section of this publication. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY: Discrimination is Against the Law Paramount complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. Paramount does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex.

9 Paramount provides: Free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as: o Qualified sign language interpreters o Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats Free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as: o Qualified interpreters o Information written in other languages If you need these services, contact Member Services at 1-800-462-3589. If you believe that Paramount has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex, you can file a grievance. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax or email. Member Services 1901 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee OH 43537 Phone: 419-887-2525 Toll Free: 1-800-462-3589 TTY: 1-888-740-5670 Fax: 419-887-2047 Email: 4 If you need help filing a grievance, Member Services is available to help you.)

10 You can also file a civil rights complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at: or by mail or phone at: Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Room 509F, HHH Building Washington, 20201 1-800-368-1019, 1-800-537-7697 (TDD) Complaint forms are available at: HOW TO SEARCH THIS DOCUMENT To search this document for a specific medication or word, follow these steps: 1. With the PDF open, click on the Edit menu, choose Find. 2. In the Find box (in the upper right corner), type the name of the medication you want to find. 3. Click Find Next button until you find the medications you're looking for. PREFACE The document is organized by sections. Each section is divided by therapeutic drug class primarily defined by mechanism of action.