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formulary

[fawr-myuh-ler-ee] / ˈfɔr mjəˌlɛr i /


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"We recognise that experiences of accessing medicines can vary, and we welcome the move towards a national formulary, of which we are an early adopter site, and aims to support greater consistency across the NHS."

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

We need federal legislation that prohibits PBMs and their affiliated companies from collecting fees based on drug prices, volume of drugs sold, or placement on a formulary.

From MarketWatch Apr. 7, 2026

This could happen when drug manufacturers give incentives to pharmacy-benefit managers—the middlemen between drug companies and insurance plans—to include the pricier drug in the formulary.

From Barron's Mar. 5, 2026

Eli Lilly is still working to restore Zepbound to CVS Caremark’s formulary, since its absence is costing it market share to other companies’ covered drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 11, 2025

In the time of Justinian the work was complete, and the formulary system had disappeared.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

Specifically, PBMs require drug manufacturers to pay fees and rebates tied to a drug’s list price to secure placement on formularies.

From MarketWatch Apr. 7, 2026

This gives them a warped incentive to put the most expensive medicines on formularies, with little regard for cheaper alternatives.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2024

If you’re on prescription medications, check plan formularies to make sure you understand how your drugs will be covered in 2024.

From Seattle Times Oct. 17, 2023

When Sanofi changed course in 2014, one pharmacy benefit manager, CVS Caremark, did switch to Auvi-Q as its only auto-injector on some of its formularies, the panel noted.

From Reuters Apr. 17, 2023

It is the spirit of the ante-Nicene age which she defers to; the Fathers of the first four or five centuries to whose opinion she gives reverent attention; as her formularies abundantly shew.

From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by John William Burgon




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