Pharmacy Resources and Physician Administered Drugs

In response to the U.S. opioid epidemic, UnitedHealthcare has developed programs to help our members receive the care and treatment they need safely and effectively.

We’ve also established measures based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) opioid treatment guidelines to help prevent overuse of short-acting and long-acting opioid medications.

Resources from UnitedHealthcare and Optum

• Medicated Assisted Treatment: Locate a Provider (Last Modified 10.01.2017)
• Naloxone Coverage for UnitedHealthcare Members (Last Modified 01.12.2018)
• Naloxone: What You Need to Know (Last Modified 11.15.2017)
• Opioid Tapering Recommendations (Last Modified 02.02.2018)
• Opioid Use Disorder (Last Modified 03.05.2019)
  
• The Role of Dentists in Managing Opioids (Last Modified 02.01.2018)
• Treatment Alternatives for Common Pain Conditions (Last Modified 02.08.2018

Other Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Interagency Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Pain
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): CDC Opioid Overdose Guideline Resources 
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): The Role of Prevention in Addressing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome 

• Drug-specific Paper Prior Authorization Forms 

• Preferred Insulin Syringes & Pen Needles Effective Oct. 1, 2018
  
• Preferred Test Strips & Meters Effective Jan. 1, 2016
  

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - MississippiCAN and CHIP

Preferred Drug List

• Mississippi Department of Medicaid Preferred Drug List (PDL)
  
• Preferred Drug List (PDL) Search

Preferred Drug List Updates

• Preferred Drug List Update – July 1, 2019
• Preferred Drug List Update – April 1, 2019
• Preferred Drug List Update - January 1, 2019