Commission Review of Relevant Drug Products

In preparing the List of Interchangeable Drug Products and amendments thereto, the Drug Formulary Commission shall determine whether drug products meet the standards set forth in 105 CMR 720.050. In making this determination, the Commissionshallassess and evaluate pertinent data, including, but not limited to, the United States Pharmacopeia and its supplements, additional pertinent listings of the FDA, other state formularies, formularies of various hospitals of the commonwealth, and data submitted by manufacturers and other interested persons, including chemical and laboratory listing data and clinical evidence concerning bioequivalence and therapeutic equivalence where available. In reviewing this material, the Commission shall utilize the pharmaceutical and medical expertise of its members.