Please note that the three character alpha manufacturer codes have been replaced with numerical codes up to six digits. This required a change to the layout of this file. Please see the File Layout table below for the new data positions.
This file lists all drugs that are PharmaCare benefits and their benefit groups.
A generic price of $0 indicates the drug is (a) a full benefit under the Low Cost Alternative (LCA) Program or (b) is not included in the LCA program.
VARIABLE |
DESCRIPTION |
CDIC |
Canadian Drug Identification Number |
BENGRP |
Benefit
group(s) under which the drug is eligible |
LCA |
“F” indicates a full LCA benefit, “P” indicates
a partial LCA benefit |
BRANDNM |
Brand name of the drug |
MANUF |
Manufacturer of the drug |
CHEMNAME |
Active ingredient of the drug |
TRIAL |
“Y”= drug is eligible for Trial
Prescription Program |
MAXPRIC |
PharmaCare maximum price.
|
GENPRIC |
An entry in this field other than zero indicates that the drug is
a partial benefit under the Low Cost Alternative (LCA) Program and the
LCA price indicated is the highest amount PharmaCare will recognize for the
drug. Zero indicates drug is a full benefit under the LCA Program or is not
included in the LCA Program.
|
|
RBPCAT |
Reference drug category. Note: Entries showing 9901 are not RDP categories. |
SUBCAT |
Reference drug sub category |
UNITDAY |
Unit of measure used for Reference Drug Program pricing (U=Unit,
D=Day) |
DAYPRIC |
Reference drug price per day. Does not apply to entries showing 9901 in the RBPCAT column. |
UNITPRIC |
Reference drug price per unit. This field is no longer used.
|
EXCLPLAN |
Plan(s) under which the drug is not eligible for coverage. If the RBPCAT column is populated, ignore plans shown in this column. |
