The April 2015 Medicare Part D prescription drug data is now online and includes the addition of
360 national drug codes representing
216
different prescription medications, many with multiple strengths or delivery forms and impacts several hundred Medicare Part D prescription drug plan formularies.
You will find these medications through our
Formulary Browser
(you can view all drugs for a single plan) and
Drug Finder (you can view all plans for a single drug) tools.
Details of the April 2015 drug data changes are summarized in the
May formulary drug additions blog
with links to illustrate the variation in coverage details offered by all Medicare Part D plans in a particular state.
A summary of changes to the
Top 10 Medicare Drugs
can also be found in our
Monthly Formulary Changes Articles.
As you may notice in the May
Top 10 Medicare Drugs
trending chart, popular brand-name drugs such as Actos®, Diovan HCT®, Lexapro®, Lipitor®, Plavix®, and Seroquel® continue to see decreases in the number of
Medicare Part D formularies that offer coverage for these brand-name drugs, while their generic equivalents continue to see increase formulary coverage.
The April 2015 Medicare Part D formulary updates also included
22 new generic equivalents (manufacturer, drug, strength, and packaging combinations) that represent 9 generic medications.