Medicaid reached out to the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association regarding reports that numerous pharmacies in the western part of the state are reporting little or no inventory of brand name Tamiflu (which is a preferred product on the North Carolina Medicaid Preferred Drug List). The Department has confirmed with Roche that there is no market shortage of brand name Tamiflu and other wholesalers also confirmed there was plenty of inventory with more on the way. Please contact your store operations professionals to check your Tamiflu inventory. North Carolina Medicaid would appreciate any assistance you may be able to provide to make sure your pharmacies throughout North Carolina have adequate inventory of brand name Tamiflu for North Carolina Medicaid beneficiaries.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.