Provider Alert! Guidance for Laxatives for Medicaid Members
Attention: All Providers Effective Date: September 3, 2020 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event. TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: Polyethylene Glycol [PEG] 3350 (generic for Miralax), ClearLax (powdered formulation of PEG 3350) and generic lactulose are all laxatives on the Texas Medicaid drug formulary. These agents are...
