Prior Authorization Process and Criteria

The Georgia Department of Community Health establishes the guidelines for drugs requiring a Prior Authorization (PA) in the Georgia Medicaid Fee-for-Service/PeachCare for Kids® Outpatient Pharmacy Program. To view the summary of guidelines for coverage, please select the drug or drug category from the list below.

If the drug cannot be located by name or if you are unsure of the drug category in which the drug is located, please see the attached Prior Authorization (PA) Cross Reference document for assistance.

Prior Authorization (PA) Cross Reference Alphabetical by Therapeutic Class -- Updated 11/15/24

Prior Authorization (PA) Cross Reference Alphabetical by Drug Name - Updated 05/19/25

Prior Authorization (PA) Request Process Guide - Updated 12/20/23

Drug/Drug Category by Alphabetical listing (A-M | N - Z)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

• ACE Inhibitors and Combinations - Updated 03/21/19
• Acne Agents, Oral - Posted 07/28/25
• Acne and Rosacea Agents Topical - Posted 07/21/25
• Acromegaly Agents - Updated 06/28/19
• Adrenal Hyperplasia Agents - Posted 07/09/25
• Aliskiren and Combinations - Updated 06/29/17
• Alzheimer Agents - Posted 07/21/25
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Agents - Posted 07/21/25
• Analgesics, Narcotics Long - Posted 07/21/25
• Analgesics, Narcotics Short - Posted 07/21/25
• Analgesics, Salicylates - Posted 07/21/25
• Androgenic Agents Injectable - Posted 07/21/25
• Androgenic Agents Oral - Posted 07/21/25
• Androgenic Agents Topical - Posted 07/21/25
• Angiotensin Modulators  - Posted 07/21/25
• Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Combinations  - Posted 07/21/25
• Anthelmintics - Posted 07/21/25
• Antiallergens, Oral - Posted 07/21/25
• Antiarrhythmics, Oral PA Summary - Posted 07/21/25
• Antibiotics, GI - Posted 07/21/25
• Antibiotics, Inhaled - Posted 07/21/25
• Antibiotics, Other - Posted 07/21/25
• Antibiotics, Topical - Posted 07/21/25
• Antibiotics, Vaginal - Posted 07/21/25
• Anticholinergics-Antispasmodics - Posted 07/21/25
• Anticoagulants  - Posted 07/21/25
• Anticonvulsants - Posted 07/21/25
• Antidepressants - Posted 07/21/25
• Antidiabetic Agents  - Posted 07/21/25
• Antidiarrheals - Posted 07/30/25
• Antiemetics/Antivertigo Agents  - Posted 07/30/25
• Antifibrinolytic Agents - Posted 07/30/25
• Antifungals Injectable - Posted 07/30/25
• Antifungals Oral - Posted 07/30/25
• Antifungals Topical - Posted 07/30/25
• Antihistamines - Posted 07/30/25
• Antihistamines Nasal - Posted 6/27/19
• Antihyperlipidemics, Other – Posted 07/30/25
• Antihypertensives Sympatholytics - Posted 08/17/23
• Antihyperuricemics  - Posted 08/04/25
• Antimalarials  - Posted 07/30/25
• Antimigraine Agents, Other - Posted 07/30/25
• Antimigraine Agents, Triptans - Posted 07/30/25
• Antimycobacterium Agents - Posted 07/30/25
• Antiparkinson Agents - Posted 07/09/25
• Antiparasitics, Topical - Posted 07/30/25
• Antiplatelet Drugs - Posted 07/30/25
• Antiprotozoals - Posted 07/30/25
• Antipruritics Topical - Posted 07/30/25
• Antipsoriatic Agents - Posted 07/30/25
• Antivirals General - Posted 07/30/25
• Antivirals Oral - Posted 08/04/25
• Antivirals Topical - Posted 07/30/25
• Anxiolytics Benzodiazepines and Barbiturates - Posted 07/30/25
• Asthma and COPD Agents - Posted 08/08/25
• Atypical Antipsychotics - Posted 08/08/25
  • Atypical Antipsychotic PA Request Form  - Posted 08/08/25
• Augmentin Products - Posted 08/02/18
• Aztreonam - Posted 07/30/25

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• Basal Cell Carcinoma Agents - Posted 05/06/16
• Beta Blockers - Posted 07/30/25
• Bile Acid Sequestrants - Posted 08/08/25
• Bile Salts - Posted 08/08/25
• Biologic Immunomodulators  - Posted 08/08/25
• Bladder Relaxant Preparations - Posted 08/08/25
• Bone Resorption Suppression - Posted 08/08/25
• BPH Agents - Posted 08/08/25

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• Calcium Channel Blockers - Posted 08/08/25
• Capecitabine - Posted 09/21/15
• Carbapenem Injectable  - Posted 08/08/25
• Cardiovascular Other - Posted 08/08/25
• Celestone Soluspan - Posted 08/08/25
• Cephalosporins Related Antibiotics - Posted 08/08/25
• Cephalosporins, Injectable - Posted 08/08/25
• Chelating Agents - Posted 08/08/25
• Clonidine TTS - Updated 3/7/11
• Colony Stimulating Factors - Posted 08/08/25
• Complement Inhibitors - Posted 08/08/25
• Compounded Drugs - Posted 08/08/25
• Compound PA Request Form - Posted 08/08/25
• Continuous Glucose Monitors - Posted 08/08/25
• Contraceptives - Posted 08/08/25
• Corlanor - Posted 08/08/25
• Corticosteroid Combinations - Posted 08/08/25
• Corticosteroids Topical - Posted 08/08/25
• Corticotropin - Posted 08/08/25
• Corvita - Updated 01/19/18
• Crinone - Posted 08/08/25
• Cystic Fibrosis, Oral  - Posted 08/08/25
• Cystine Depleting Agents - Posted 08/08/25

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• Daybue - Posted 08/08/25
• Diabetic Supplies, Insulin Pens  - Posted 08/08/25
• Diarrhea Agent - Posted 07/10/17
• Digoxin - Posted 08/08/25
• Disposable Insulin Delivery System - Posted 08/08/25
• Diuretics - Updated 07/14/23
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatments - Posted 07/09/25

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• Egrifta  - Updated 06/28/17
• Elaprase - Updated 12/27/10
• Enzymes for Gaucher Disease - Updated 01/27/15
• Enzyme Inhibitors Systemic - Updated 02/06/24
• Epinephrine Injection - Updated 02/06/24
• Epoetin - Updated 01/31/19
• Estrogen Agents, Oral-Transdermal  - Updated 12/01/20
• Etoposide - Updated 7/10/19

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• Fabry Disease Agents - Posted 6/28/19
• Fibric Acid Derivatives - Updated 08/2/18
• Firmagon - Updated 04/11/13

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• Gattex - Updated 02/09/24
• GI Motility, Chronic PA - Updated 10/01/24
• Glucocorticoids Oral - Updated 12/12/24
• Glycopeptides  - Posted 06/10/16
• Growth Factors - Posted 07/17/23
• Growth Hormones - Updated 07/03/24

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• H. Pylori Agents  - Updated 01/08/25
• H2 Antagonists - Updated 12/01/20
• Hemophilia Treatment - Updated 02/06/24
• Hepatitis B Agents - Updated 7/10/19
• Hepatitis C Agents - Updated 02/03/23
  • Hepatitis C Retreatment Form - Updated 7/23/19
• ​HAE Treatments  - Updated 10/15/21
• Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis Agents - Updated 12/12/24
• HIV-AIDS Medications - Posted 08/08/25
• HP Acthar - Updated 04/3/17
• Hyaluronidase - Updated 1/18/11
• Hyperhidrosis Agent - Posted 07/09/25
• Hyperoxaluria Agents - Posted 12/12/24
• Hypoglycemics Insulin and Related Agents - Updated 07/14/23
• Hypophosphatemia Treatments - Posted 11/30/20

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• Imcivree - Posted 02/12/24
• Immune Globulin - Updated 02/12/24
• Immunomodulators, Lupus - Updated 09/01/22
• Immunomodulators, Topical - Updated 08/17/23
• Immunosuppressives Oral - Updated 6/27/19
• Increlex - Updated 1/18/11
• Invanz - Updated 1/18/11
• Iron, Oral - Posted 02/01/21
• Iron Parenteral - Updated 08/18/23

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• Jynarque - Posted 9/28/18
• Korlym  - Posted 05/23/12

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• Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome Agents - Updated 02/06/24
• Lanoxin - Posted 04/09/14
• Laxatives and Cathartics - Updated 08/18/23
• Leukotriene Modifiers - Updated 12/11/19
• Lipotropics, Other - Posted 07/10/25
• Lipotropics, Statins - Posted 02/28/25
  • Lipotropics, Satins PA Appeal Form - Posted 2/20/20

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• Macrolides-Ketolides  - Updated 02/20/20
  • ​ Universal 17-P Auth Form - Updated 10/30/18
• Megace ES - Updated 03/30/16
• Melanoma Agents - Updated 1/23/19
• Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatohepatitis - Posted 01/08/25
• Methotrexate_Products - Updated 07/02/24
• Milrinone
• Miscellaneous Analgesics - Updated 07/17/23
• Movement Disorder - Updated 02/06/24
• Mozobil - Updated 1/24/11
• Multiple Sclerosis Agents - Posted 08/08/25
• Myalept - Updated 08/20/15

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