Drug Utilization Review

The Idaho Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Program was established in 1993 to fulfill specific requirements of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA 90) as a contingency for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to receive federal funding. The DUR program uses a structured process to review claims data and interpret patterns of drug use in relation to predetermined criteria. The goals of the program are to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing and dispensing of medications, enhance the counseling of patients, and reduce growth in expenditures for drugs.

Board members

  • Christopher Partridge, MD (Meridian, serving since 2020)
  • Dawn Berheim, PharmD (Meridian, serving since 2020)
  • Magni Hamso, MD (Boise, serving since 2020)
  • Perry Brown, MD (Physician, Boise)
  • Sabrina Allen, PharmD (Boise, serving since 2020)
  • Division of Medicaid, Pharmacy Director
  • Tom Wadsworth, PharmD (Pocatello, serving since 2024)
  • Wayne Baures, RPh (Spirit Lake, serving since 2012)
2024 Meeting DatesMeeting Information
January 18, 2024

Agenda

Call-In Information

April 18, 2024Agenda - Updated
July 18, 2024Agenda including call-in information
October 17, 2024Agenda

 

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Contacts
DHW Pharmacy Unit
Email
pharmacyteam@dhw.idaho.gov