Step Therapy Requirements Effective 2/1/2014 Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS - GI DRUG NAME ASACOL HD | DIPENTUM STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR BALSALAZIDE OR APRISO WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION ANTIDIABETIC AGENTS - INSULINS DRUG NAME LEVEMIR | LEVEMIR FLEXPEN STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR INSULIN GLARGINE (LANTUS OR LANTUS SOLOSTAR) WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION ANTIDIABETIC AGENTS - MISCELLANEOUS DRUG NAME INVOKANA STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR METFORMIN, METFORMIN ER, A SULFONYLUREA, A COMBINATION OF SULFONYLUREA AND METFORMIN, PIOGLITAZONE, OR COMBINATION PIOGLITAZONE AND METFORMIN IN THE LAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS DRUG NAME FANAPT | FAZACLO | INVEGA | LATUDA | SAPHRIS STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR FORMULARY VERSIONS OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS SUCH AS RISPERIDONE TABLET, RISPERIDONE DISINTEGRATING TABLET, CLOZAPINE TABLET, OLANZAPINE TABLET, OLANZAPINE ORAL DISINTEGRATING TABLET, IMMEDIATE RELEASE QUETIAPINE FUMARATE, OR ZIPRASIDONE, AND ABILIFY WITHIN THE PAST 365 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION ANTIULCER AGENTS DRUG NAME DEXILANT STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR GENERIC FEDERAL LEGEND OMEPRAZOLE OR PANTOPRAZOLE WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION ARIPIPRAZOLE DRUG NAME ABILIFY | ABILIFY DISCMELT STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR FORMULARY VERISIONS OF ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS SUCH AS RISPERIDONE TABLET, RISPERIDONE DISINTEGRATING TABLET, CLOZAPINE TABLET, OLANZAPINE TABLET, OLANZAPINE ORAL DISINTEGRATING TABLET, IMMEDIATE RELEASE QUETIAPINE FUMARATE OR ZIPRASIDONE, OR A SSRI OR SNRI SUCH AS CITALOPRAM, FLUOXETINE, PAROXETINE, SERTRALINE, OR VENLAFAXINE WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION B VERSUS D ADMINISTRATIVE STEP DRUG NAME CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE | METHOTREXATE | TREXALL STEP THERAPY CRITERIA IN ORDER TO ASSIST IN A PART B VS. D PAYMENT DETERMINATION, A PRIOR CLAIM SEEN FOR A RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS DRUG WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS WILL QUALIFY FOR PART D PAYMENT. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WILL HAVE A PART B VS. D PAYMENT DETERMINATION MADE THROUGH THE FORMULARY EXCEPTION PROCESS PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF THE DRUG. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION BUDESONIDE - UCERIS DRUG NAME UCERIS STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR BALSALAZIDE WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION BUDESONIDE-FORMOTEROL FUMARATE DRUG NAME SYMBICORT STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR ADVAIR OR DULERA WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION DRUG NAME DALIRESP STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR ONE COPD AGENT (LAMA, LABA, SAMA, SAMA/SABA) SUCH AS ATROVENT, COMBIVENT, SPIRIVA, ARCAPTA, SEREVENT, OR FORADIL WITHIN THE LAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION GAPABENTIN SR DRUG NAME GRALISE STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR GABAPENTIN IMMEDIATE RELEASE WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION GLP-1 ANALOGS DRUG NAME BYDUREON | BYETTA STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR EITHER METFORMIN, METFORMIN ER, A SULFONYLUREA AGENT (E.G. GLYBURIDE, GLIPIZIDE), COMBINATION OF A SULFONYLUREA AND METFORMIN, A THIAZOLIDINEDIONE (E.G. PIOGLITAZONE, ROSIGLITAZONE), OR A COMBINATION THIAZOLIDINEDIONE AND METFORMIN WITHIN WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION HYPERURICEMIC AGENTS DRUG NAME ULORIC STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR ALLOPURINOL OR COLCHICINE WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION KETOLIDES DRUG NAME KETEK STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR A MACROLIDE WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AGENTS DRUG NAME AVONEX | AVONEX ADMINISTRATION PACK | BETASERON | EXTAVIA STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR REBIF (INTERFERON BETA-1A) OR COPAXONE (GLATIRAMIR ACETATE) WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION NSAIDS, CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITOR-TYPE DRUG NAME CELEBREX STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR ONE (1) NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION OPHTHALMIC ANTIHISTAMINES DRUG NAME BEPREVE | PATADAY | PATANOL STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR LEVOCETIRIZINE OR CROMOLYN SODIUM EYE DROPS WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION QUETIAPINE FUMARATE EXTENDED RELEASE DRUG NAME SEROQUEL XR STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR FORMULARY VERSIONS OF ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS SUCH AS RISPERIDONE TABLET, RISPERIDONE DISINTEGRATING TABLET, CLOZAPINE TABLET, OLANZAPINE TABLET, OLANZAPINE ORAL DISINTEGRATING TABLET, IMMEDIATE RELEASE QUETIAPINE FUMARATE, OR ZIPRASIDONE, OR A SSRI OR SNRI SUCH AS CITALOPRAM, FLUOXETINE, PAROXETINE, SERTRALINE, OR VENLAFAXINE, AND ABILIFY WITHIN THE PAST 365 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION RENIN ANGIOTENSION SYSTEM INHIBITORS DRUG NAME AZOR | BENICAR | BENICAR HCT | DIOVAN | EDARBI | EDARBYCLOR | EXFORGE | EXFORGE HCT | MICARDIS HCT | TEVETEN | TEVETEN HCT | TRIBENZOR STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR AN ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR), OR ACE INHIBITOR COMBINATION OR A GENERIC ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKER (ARB), OR GENERIC ARB COMBINATION WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION RIFAXIMIN DRUG NAME XIFAXAN STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR LACTULOSE WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS. Physicians United Plan Step Therapy Requirements Effective Date: 02/01/2014 STEP THERAPY GROUP DESCRIPTION ROTIGOTINE DRUG NAME NEUPRO STEP THERAPY CRITERIA PRIOR CLAIM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRAMIPEXOLE OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROPINIROLE WITHIN THE PAST 120 DAYS.
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