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Blue Cross of Alabama to drop OxyContin coverage in 2019

It’s a Start –

November 7, 2018 – The insurer will cover oxycodone alternatives Xtampza ER and Roxybond, which are designed to be more difficult to abuse. It will also cover Lucemyra, a newly approved non-opioid designed to treat symptoms of opioid withdrawal. According to Alabama’s opioid action plan, there were 741 overdose deaths in 2016. The insurer said in a statement that opioid prescriptions have decreased 18 percent in the last two years, but continued action is needed.

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