Medication Prior Authorization
Table of Contents
Prior Authorization Medication Categories
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Prior Authorization Medication Categories
ANALGESICS, NON-OPIOID
ANALGESICS, OPIOID & REVERSAL AGENTS
ANTIPSYCHOTICS
BIOLOGICS
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
GASTROINTESTINAL
GENITOURINARY
GROWTH HORMONES
HEMOPHILIA
HORMONES
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
LIPOTROPICS
OPIOID DEPENDENCE
PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
RESPIRATORY
SKELETAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS
OTHER
References for Prescribing Opioids [Top]
Important note: The links provided below are external resources not maintained by the State of AlaskaDepartment of Health. The State of Alaska Department of Health is not responsible for the content contained in any of the links provided below.
Morphine Equivalent Dose Calculator
© Washington State Agency Medical Directors' Group. 2007-2015.
Interagency Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Pain
Washington State Agency Medical Directors' Group. 3rd Edition, June 2015.
State of Alaska Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
CDC Guideline for Prescribing opioids for Chronic Pain
United States, 2016. Dowell D, Haegerich TM, Chou R. MMWR Recomm Rep 2016;65(No. RR-1):1–49.
Injury Prevention & Control: Opioid Overdose
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Atlanta, GA.
Resources and Tools for Prescribers. Search and Rescue: Empowering Prescribers to Identify Opioid Drug Abuse
© 2016 Partnership for Drug-Free Kids.
ASAM: Provider's Clinical Support System
ASAM: Provider's Clinical Support System - Mentoring
Pharmacy Links [TOP]
Prior Authorization Staff
Magellan Clinical Call Center
800-331-4475 – phone
888-603-7696 – fax
Magellan Technical Call Center
800-884-3238
HMS (Healthcare Management Solutions, LLC)
907-644-6800, 800-770-5650
Provider Inquiry/Provider Services
HMS (Healthcare Management Solutions, LLC)
907-644-6800, 800-770-5650
Division of Healthcare Services
907-334-2400
Medicaid Pharmacy and Ancillary Services Unit
Drug Utilization Review Program
907-334-2458, 907-334-2425
Preferred Drug List Program
907-334-2458, 907-334-2425