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To: NJ IPA Members From: Heather Rodgers 7/12/061. MEDICAID/PAAD CLAIMS FILLED DURING THE STATE SHUTDOWN According to PAAD and Medicaid, you should be receiving checks for all claims filled during the State shutdown. Smaller checks for claims filled prior to July 1, 2006 will be sent on Wednesday, July 12, 2006. Checks for all claims filled during the State shutdown will be sent the following Wednesday, July 19, 2006. 2. CIGNA SIMVASTATIN MAC INCREASE Effective July 8, 2006, Cigna has increased their MAC price on Simvastatin. § Simvastatin 5mg - $1.5335/tab § Simvastatin 10mg - $2.0054/tab § Simvastatin 20mg - $3.5171/tab § Simvastatin 40mg - $3.5171/tab § Simvastatin 80mg - $ 3.5536/tab 3. NEWLY APPROVED GENERICS – PER THE U.S. FDA ¨ METROGEL Topical Gel, Metronidazole Topical Gel 0.75%, Altana, Inc. ¨ UROCIT-K, Potassium Citrate Extended-Release Tablets 5mEq and 10 mEq, Corepharma, LLC ¨ PROSCAR Tablets, Finasteride Tablets USP 5mg, Ivax Pharmaceuticals USA ¨ LAMICTAL Tablets (chewable, dispersible), Lamotrigine Tablets (chewable) 5mg and 20mg, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA ¨ ZOCOR Tablets, Simvastatin 80mg, Ranbaxy Inc. ¨ ZOCOR Tablets, Simvastatin 5mg, 10mg, 20mg, 40mg, Ivax Pharmaceuticals USA ¨ CLARITIN Hives Relief Syrup, Loratadine Oral Solution 5mg/ml, Silarx Pharmaceuticals Inc. ¨ PARNATE Tablets, Tranylcypromine Sulfate Tablets, Kali Laboratories ¨ ZOLOFT Tablets, Sertraline HCL Tablets 25mg, 50mg, and 100mg, Ivax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ¨ ZOLOFT Oral Concentrate, Sertraline HCL Oral Concentrate, 20mg/5ml, Roxane Laboratories, Inc. If you have any questions or third party issues, please contact Heather Rodgers at 800-575-2667.
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