ABOUT HNE
PRIOR APPROVAL DRUGS FOR HNE HIGH  PERFORMANCE FORMULARY 2007

TIER STATUS
DRUG NAME
*shaded rows = Maintenance Medications
INDICATIONS
2
Aranesp Anemia
2
Bravelle Infertility
2
Celebrex** Arthritis Pain
2
Enbrel** Rheumatoid Arthritis
2
Enbrel** Psoriasis
1
fentanyl lozenge** Breakthrough Cancer Pain
2
Ganirelix Previously named Antagon, Infertility
2
Gleevec** Cancer - CML/GIST
2
Humira** Rheumatoid Arthritis/Crohn's Disease
2
Increlex Growth Hormone Deficiency
2
Kineret Rheumatoid Arthritis
2
Leukine Stimulate granulocyte production
1
meloxicam** Arthritis Pain
2
Menopur Infertility
2
Meridia Weight Loss
2
Nexavar** Renal Cell Cancer
2
Noxafil Fungal infections associated with Immunosupression
2
Omnitrope Growth Hormone
2
Procrit Anemia
2
Provigil Narcolepsy, MS Fatigue
2
Raptiva Psoriasis
2
Revatio Pulmonary hypertension
2
Revlimid** Cancer
2
Singulair Will only be covered when prescribed to treat the diagnosis of asthma.  It will not be covered when prescribed to treat allergies or any other conditions. 
2
Sprycel** Leukemia
2
Sutent** Renal Cell Cancer & GIST
2
Tazorac Acne (does not apply to ages 13-29)
2
Tracleer Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
1
Tretinoin Acne (does not apply to ages 13-29)
2
Tykerb** Breast Cancer
2
Ventavis Pulmonary hypertension
2
Vfend (Antifungal) Infectious Disease
2
Xenical Weight Loss
2
Zolinza** cutaneous t-cell lymphoma
2
Zyvox (Antibiotic) Infectious Disease

MEDICAL DRUGS REQUIRING PRIOR APPROVAL

Amevive 

Plaque psoriasis

Botox

Various 

Cerezyme

Gaucher's Disease

Elaprase

Hunter's Syndrome

Fabrazyme 

Fabry’s Disease 

Flolan

Pulmonary Hypertension

myobloc

Various 

Orencia

Rheumatoid Arthritis 

Remicade

Rheumatoid Arthritis or Crohn’s 

Remodulin 

Pulmonary Hypertension

Rituxan

Rheumatoid Arthritis 

Soliris

PNH

Tysabri

Multiple Sclerosis

Vivitrol

Alcohol Dependence

Xolair

Severe Asthma

Only FDA maintenance indicator drugs are allowed through mail order

** See quantity limitation list

Note: This list is subject to change.

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