Covered Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) - State of North ...

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ND DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. MEDICAL SERVICES DIVISION. Updated 12/ 27/2013. Page 1 of 1. Covered Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) for ...
ND DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES MEDICAL SERVICES DIVISION

Covered Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) for North Dakota Medicaid Compounds An API is defined by 21 C.F.R. § 207.3(a)(4) as a bulk drug substance that “is represented for use in a drug and that, when used in the manufacturing, processing, or packaging of a drug, becomes an active ingredient or a finished dosage form of the drug.” As of September 2011, coverage of APIs is limited to select ingredients found to be cost-effective to ND Medicaid. The following APIs have been identified as being cost effective for the State, and therefore, may be included in extemporaneously compounded prescriptions. New APIs will be added to this list as they are identified.              

Amlodipine powder Baclofen powder Caffeine powder Enalapril powder Lansoprazole powder Lorazepam powder Metronidazole powder Omeprazole powder Nifedipine powder Phenobarbital powder Progesterone powder Promethazine powder Spironolactone powder Ursodiol powder

Updated 10/06/2014

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