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Updated National Drug Codes Added to Medicaid, CHIP Formularies

Date: May 31, 2024

Attention: Providers

Effective date: May 8 and May 10, and May 16, 2024

Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan would like to inform providers that the Vendor Drug Program added the new drugs to the table available below, effective May 8, 2024, May 10, and May 16, 2024.

National Drug CodeDrug NameEffective Date
00173090442NUCALA 40 MG/0.4 ML SYRINGE5/8/2024
15370030560POKONZA 10 MEQ PACKET5/8/2024
64406003002ZURZUVAE 25 MG CAPSULE5/10/2024
64406003101ZURZUVAE 30 MG CAPSULE5/10/2024
68682013350CLINDAMYC-BNZ PEROX 1.2-3.75/10/2024
72786010202OXBRYTA 300 MG TABLET5/10/2024
72786010203OXBRYTA 300 MG TABLET5/10/2024
72205018138PIRFENIDONE 267 MG TABLET5/10/2024
59651020623NITROFURANTOIN 25 MG/5 ML SUSP5/10/2024
00173089713JESDUVROQ 1 MG TABLET5/10/2024
00173090313JESDUVROQ 2 MG TABLET5/10/2024
00173090613JESDUVROQ 4 MG TABLET5/10/2024
00173091113JESDUVROQ 6 MG TABLET5/10/2024
00173091413JESDUVROQ 8 MG TABLET5/10/2024
64406002901ZURZUVAE 20 mg5/10/2024

Next step for Providers: Providers should make note of the additions of the new drugs and share this communication with their staff.

If you have any questions, please email Provider Relations at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org.

For access to all provider alerts,log into:
www.thecheckup.org or www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/for-providers.