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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

Obviously no one has a right to call on you to define the distinctive character of a formulary such as the Thirty-nine Articles, or of any but such as are employed in schools.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by John Morley

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

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

Q: So many parts of the system are messed up — patents, 340B, pharmacy benefit managers, insurance issues with formularies …

From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2023

Your doctors may not know what your medications cost you, since they’re dealing with dozens of insurance plans with different formularies, or lists of drugs, and how they’re covered, Purvis explains.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2022

His constant reply to his numerous opponents was, that HE at any rate was consistent with the formularies of his own Church, and that they were not.

From A Sketch of the Life and Labors of George Whitefield by John Charles Ryle




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