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Prescription Advantage List |
 Prescription Advantage List (PAL) A voluntary prescription guideline program developed by clinicians in Community Care of North Carolina, (CCNC), to help providers realize critical cost savings in North Carolina’s Medicaid prescription drug program. Currently, annual expenditures for prescription drugs in the Medicaid program are more than $1 billion, 20 percent of total Medicaid expenditures for North Carolina . As of September 2004, drug costs of Medicaid participants were lowered 22 percent through use of the PAL. By the end of 2004, drug savings are estimated to be $9 million. It is clear that pharmacy is one of the most costly components of the Medicaid budget. For more information about the PAL, click on the following link: http://www.nccommunitycareprogram.com/ and scroll to the bottom.
To review the current PAL brochure, click on the following link: http://www.communitycarenc.com/PDFDocs/PAL.pdf
Under the direction of CCNC clinical directors, the state endorsed authorized use of over the counter drugs (OTCs). To review the OTC medication list, click on the following link: NC Medicaid Approved OTCs
For information on the NC Medicaid prescription drug policy, click on the following links:
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