formulary

noun for·mu·lary \ ˈfȯr-myə-ˌler-ē \

Definition of formulary

plural formularies

1 :a collection of prescribed forms (such as oaths or prayers)

2 :formula 1

3 :a book listing medicinal substances and formulas

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However, if your insurance doesn't cover a particular drug or if that medication is at tier 3 or tier 4 on the insurance formulary, then buying it with a discount plan might be the cheaper alternative.

— wendy connick, USA TODAY, "Shop around: 5 ways to cut your prescription drug bills," 5 July 2017
But such negotiation would work only if there were some limitations on the drugs available to patients, raising many questions about the feasibility of creating a national formulary.

— walid f. gellad, WSJ, "Medicare Could Learn a Thing or Two From the VA," 14 June 2017
Among changes for active employees, a move to adopt the CVS standard pharmaceutical formulary — which would impose some limits on available drugs — would save $25 million at first, rising eventually to $55 million.

— courant staff report, courant.com, "Estimates For State Employee Concessions: $24B Over 20 Years," 6 June 2017
In a recent letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine, Tseng analyzed Medicare’s prescription drug formularies in 2015 and the projected cost of deductibles and copays.

— sarah jane tribble, Kaiser Health News, "Many COPD Patients Struggle To Pay For Each Medicinal Breath," 5 June 2017
For example, PBMs secure rebates from drug companies as a condition of putting their products on the formulary, the list of reimbursable drugs for their network.

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, "Here's Another Example of What the Free Market Does to Healthcare," 29 Mar. 2017
But because Part D involves a welter of different plans and formularies, some requiring patients to pay for the vaccine and then seek reimbursement, the cost and co-pays can discourage use.

— paula span, New York Times, "Getting Shingles Despite the Shingles Vaccine OCT. 8, 2015," 2 Dec. 2016

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noun for·mu·lary \ ˈfȯr-myə-ˌler-ē \

medical Definition of formulary

plural formularies

1 :a book containing a list of medicinal substances and formulas — see national formulary

2 :an official list of generic and brand name pharmaceutical drugs designated by a health insurance provider as approved for coverage under the provider's pharmacy plan benefits

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