BMS Preferred Drug List
This site is established for the use of the Pharmaceutical & Therapeutics Committee and other interested parties who wish to follow the development of the West Virginia Medicaid Preferred Drug List (PDL)
The Preferred Drug List is a list of medications that has been recommended to the Bureau for Medical Services by the Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics (P & T) Committee and approved by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources. The drugs which are indicated as "preferred" have been selected for their clinical significance and overall cost efficiencies.
All Medicaid-covered drugs noted as "non-preferred" will continue to be available through the prior authorization process. In addition, some select preferred drugs may require prior authorization, as noted. A three-day emergency supply of any drug which requires prior authorization can be dispensed by a pharmacy until authorization is completed.
Prescriptions for non-preferred drugs will require prior authorization. Prior authorization can be obtained through the Rational Drug Therapy Program (RDTP). Their operating hours are as follows:
Monday through Saturday - 8:30 AM until 9:00 PM
Sunday - 12 noon until 6:00 PM
RDTP may be reached by: telephone to 1-800-847-3859 fax to 1-800-531-7787,
or by mail to: Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center P. O. Box 9511 Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9511.
Meeting Agendas & Minutes:
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Next P&T Committee Meeting
May 21, 2008 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Diamond Building Rooms B10 & B11 350 Capitol Street Charleston, WV (Seating limited to 75 people)
Date
Agenda
Minutes
October 29, 2008
May 21, 2008
Speaker sign-up – 2PM in Lobby Meeting room opens at 2:30PM Limited space in the Lobby: No food or drinks in lobby Please be considerate of people working in the building
February 6, 2008
2007 Meetings
October 17, 2007
WV Medicaid GHS Data Management for Clinical Pharmacy Contract
August 22, 2007
February 7, 2007
2006 Meetings
August 16, 2006
June 21, 2006
CANCELED
May 3, 2006
February 8, 2006
January 11, 2006
2005 Meetings
August 17, 2005
March 9, 2005
2004 Meetings
November 10, 2004
August 10, 2004
July 21, 2004
April 21, 2004
January 21, 2004
Public Notices:
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Secretary Nusbaum's PDL program announcement letter to drug manufacturers.
Commissioner Atkins' PDL program announcement letter to recipients.
P & T Committee Members:
Steve R. Matulis, M.D.
David Avery, M.D.
James D. Bartsch, R.Ph.
Teresa Dunsworth, PharmD
Barbara Koster, N.P.
Harriett Nottingham, R.Ph.
Michael Grome, PA-C
Ahmed Faheem, M.D.
Rodney L. Fink, D.O.
Teresa Frazer, M.D., FAAP
Jeffery V. Ashley, M.D.
Gretchen E. Oley, M.D.
Scott Brown, R.Ph.
Gene Makela, PharmD
Robert Stanton, PharmD
Preferred Drug List By:
Preferred Drug List
Office of Pharmacy Services / 350 Capitol Street Room 251 / Charleston, WV 25301-3709
Updated: 05/12/08
