UNLABELLED inhibitor (PPI) esomeprazole in the third copayment tier on the TRICARE formulary on July 17, 2005. The change to nonpreferred formulary status for esomeprazole included a $13 copayment increase (from $9.00 to $22.00) for either a 30-day supply purchased from a community pharmacy or a 90-day supply purchased from the mail-order pharmacy and a $0 copayment if obtained from a military ...

Health plans and hospitals have long used drug formularies, but the processes by which formulary committees made decisions have typically lacked transparency and scientific rigor. A growing number of organizations have begun implementing formulary guidelines issued by the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP). These guidelines call for health plans to request formally that drug companies pres...

OBJECTIVES To assess general practitioner knowledge of banned substances in sport. METHODS Postal questionnaire sent to all general practitioners in West Sussex. RESULTS Only 55 (35%) of those who responded (157 in total) were aware that guidelines are to be found in the British National Formulary, and 19 (12%) of respondents believed that medical practitioners are allowed to prescribe anab...