Study Finds Drug Formulary Needs More Study

It might be baby steps for North Carolina's move toward adoption of a statewide workers' compensation drug formulary, but that could lead to a bigger leap at the end. The state Industrial Commission on Friday released a report to state lawmakers that recommends North Carolina go slow on formulary adoption, but also consider coupling it with adoption of medical treatment guidelines. The report suggests that lawmakers adopt a formulary no sooner than July 1, 2018. In the meantime the commission said it will consider requiring the substitution of generics for brand-name drugs ...