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Archive Criteria, Guidelines, & Reviews

The Criteria documents on this page include VHA Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) and Medical Advisory Panel (MAP) Criteria for Use documents.


Criteria
Adefovir, Criteria for Use
Alatrofloxacin/Trovafloxacin, Criteria for Non-Formulary Use 
Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (AIIRAs), Criteria for Use
Becaplermin, Criteria for Non-Formulary Use
Beta-Adrenergic Blockers
Biologic, Criteria for Non-Formulary Use
Buprenorphine, Criteria for Non-Formulary Use
Clinically Uroselective Alpha Adrenergic Blockers, Criteria for Non-Formulary Use
UNDER REVISION:
COX2, Criteria for Non-Formulary Use
Summary of COX-2
Colon CA, NSAIDs &COX2s
Dihydropyridine Calcium Antagonists, Criteria for Use
Drotrecogin Alfa, Criteria for Use
Drotrecogin Alfa Checklist 
Fondaparinux, Criteria for Use
Gatifloxacin, Criteria for Non-Formulary Use
Highly Teratogenic Retinoids and High-dose Vitamin A, Criteria for use
Imatinib
Inhaled Insulin, Criteria for Non-formulary Use
Insulin Glargine, Criteria for Non-formulary Use
UNDER REVISION: Lansoprazole BID Dosing, Criteria for Use
Omacor, Criteria for Non-formulary Use
Omalizumab, Criteria for Non-formulary Use
Oxycodone CR
Treatment Algorithm
Pegylated Interferon, Criteria for Use
Pharmaceutical Selection of Antiplatelet Therapy in Cerebrovascular Disease, Criteria for Use
Pregabalin, Criteria for Use
Quinine Sulfate, Criteria for Non-Formulary Use
Quinupristin/dalfopristin, Criteria for Use
Ramipril, Criteria for Use
Sevelamer, Criteria for Use
Sitagliptin, Criteria for Use
Statin Criteria for Use (Fluvastatin/Pravastatin/Atorvastatin)
Tamsulosin, Criteria for Non-Formulary Use
Tegaserod, Criteria for Non-Formulary Use 
Thiazolidinediones (Risiglitazone, Pioglitazone) Criteria for Non-Formulary Use
Tiotropium Criteria for Use
TZD (Thiazolidinediones, Rosiglitazone, Pioglitazone) Criteria for Use

Drug Class Reviews
Alpha Blockers  
Fluoroquinolones
Long-Acting Beta-Agonists Salmeterol and Formoterol
Nitroglycerin Patches
Orally Inhaled Steroids
Propoxyphene
Proton Pump Inhibitor
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Thiazolidnedione (Rosiglitazone and Piolitazone)

Drug Monograph
Bevacizumab
Buprenorphine
Inhaled Insulin, Monograph
Methadone
Montelukast, use in seasonal allergic rhinitis
Nitazoxanide
ARCHIVED: Omalizumab Monograph
Pregabalin
Sevelamer
Tegaserod Monograph  Tegaserod Addendum
Telithromycin, Monograph

Treatment Guidelines
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Pharmacologic Management Erectile Dysfunction
Pharmacologic Management Atypical Antipsychotic
Referencing PBM-MAP Guidelines
Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Heart Failure
The Pharmacologic Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Pharmacologic Management GERD
Pharmacologic Management Helicobacter Pylori in Peptic Ulcer Disease & Dyspepsia
Pharmacologic Management Cognitive Changes in Alzheimer's Disease
HIV-AID Tag Memo
VA/DoD Hypertension   ** Pharmacologic Supplement to the VHA/DoD
VA Policy Board decision on the formulary status and use of sildenafil in VA


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