Board Changes Formulary to Allow HIV Drugs After 30 Days

The New York Workers' Compensation Board has made emergency changes to its drug formulary so that anti-retroviral drugs can be available for more than the first 30 days after an injury. The board did not explain what prompted the change, but a necessity statement noted that anti-retroviral drugs “must be administered immediately when needed and the board wants to ensure that these drugs are available to injured workers who may need them.” The medications include several, such as atazanavir and darunavir, that are used to treat HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus. An earlier...