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Update to the List of Compendia as Authoritative Sources for Use in the Determination of a “Medically-Accepted Indication” of Drugs and Biologicals Used Off-label in an Anti-Cancer Chemotherapeutic Regimen

This article is based on Change Request (CR) 9386 which announces that effective for
services on or after August 12, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
is adding Wolters Kluwer Lexi-Drugs® to the list of authoritative compendia for use in the
determination of a medically-accepted indication of drugs and biologicals used off-label in
an anti-cancer chemotherapeutic regimen.

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: November 12, 2015

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