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 <h3 class="header" id="titleh3"><strong><a href=
 "http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CoverageGenInfo/02_compendia.asp#TopOfPage">Compendia
 1861(t)(2) – Anti-cancer</a></strong></h3>
 <ul>
 <li><small><a href=
 "http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CoverageGenInfo/02_compendia.asp#TopOfPage">Compendia
 Request Review Process [PDF, 19KB]</a></small></li>
 <li><small><a href=
 "http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CoverageGenInfo/Downloads/compendiapreamble.pdf">Compendia
 Regulation - Pages 467-482 of the CY 2008 Physician Fee Schedule [PDF,
 62KB]</a></small></li>
 <li><small><a href=
 "http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CoverageGenInfo/Downloads/compendiareg.pdf">Compendia
 Regulation Text – § 414.930 Page 66404 of the FR [PDF, 423KB]</a><span class=
 "pdf" title="pdf icon"> </span></small></li>
 </ul>
 <br>
-<h2>Compendia Sources</h2>
+<h2>Compendia History</h2>
 <p><small><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Compendia recognized by
 CMS</span> [per SSA 1861(t)(2)(B)(ii)(I)]:</small></p>
 <ol>
 <li><small>American Medical Association Drug Evaluations (<font color=
 "#3333FF"><strong>AMA-DE</strong></font>)</small></li>
 <li><small>United States Pharmacopoeia-Drug Information (<font color=
 "#6600CC"><strong>USP-DI</strong></font>) or its successor publication [amended
 in Section 6001 (f)(1) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005]</small></li>
 <li><small>American Hospital Formulary Service-Drug Information
 (<strong><font color="#333399">AFHS-DI</font></strong>)</small></li>
 </ol>
-<p><small>However:</small></p>
+<p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><small>However:</small></p>
 <ul>
 <li><small><strong><font color="#3333FF">AMA-DE</font></strong> no longer
 published.</small></li>
 <li style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: none">
 <ul>
 <li><small>2/6/08 -- <a href=
 "http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/ncpc_view_document.asp?from=whatsnew&amp;id=13">CMS internally
 generated a request for the deletion of the AMA-DE from the list of compendia
 for this use</a>.</small></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 <li><small><strong><font color="#6600CC">USP-DI</font></strong> no longer
 published, and Thomson Micromedex has designated <strong><em>Drug
 Points</em></strong> as the successor to <strong><em>USP-DI</em></strong>. 
 However, in the <a href=
 "http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-3274.pdf">2008
 MPFS Proposed Rule</a>, CMS questioned whether <strong><em>Drug
 Points</em></strong> is
 a <u>successor</u> or <u>substitute</u> to <strong><em>USP-DI</em></strong>,
 which would affect recognition as a compendia. [72 Fed Reg 38177]</small></li>
 <li><small>Requests for publications to be added as compendia</small></li>
 <li style="list-style: none">
 <ul>
-<li><small><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">NCCN Drugs and Bilogics
-Compendium</span><br></small></li>
-</ul>
-<div style="margin-left: 2em">
+<li><small><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">NCCN Drugs and Biologics
+Compendium</span></small></li>
+<li style="list-style: none">
 <ul>
 <li><small>NCCN <a href=
 "http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CoverageGenInfo/downloads/covdoc14.pdf">request</a> to
 add <strong><em>NCCN Drugs and Biologics Compendium</em></strong> as mandated
 reference for Medicare coverage decisions (i.e., as one of compendia recognized
 by Medicare) on February 8, 2008</small></li>
+<li><small>CMS <a href=
+"http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/ncpc_view_document.asp?id=14">added</a><span style=
+"FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> NCCN Drugs and Biologics Compendium</span> to compendia
+list on June 5, 2008</small></li>
 </ul>
+</li>
+<li><small>Elsevier Gold Standard’s <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Clinical
+Pharmacology</span> </small></li>
+<li style="list-style: none">
 <ul>
-<li><small>CMS <a href=
-"http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/ncpc_view_document.asp?id=14">added</a>
-<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> NCCN Drugs and Biologics Compendium</span> to
-compendia list on June 5, 2008</small></li>
+<li><small>Elsevier Gold Standard's <a href=
+"http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CoverageGenInfo/downloads/covdoc17.pdf">request</a> on
+February 11, 2008 to add <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Clinical
+Pharmacology</span> to compendia list</small></li>
+<li><small>CMS <a href=
+"http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=3186&amp;intNumPerPage=10&amp;checkDate=&amp;checkKey=&amp;srchType=1&amp;numDays=3500&amp;srchOpt=0&amp;srchData=&amp;keywordType=All&amp;chkNewsType=1%2C+2%2C+3%2C+4%2C+5&amp;intPage=&amp;showAll=&amp;pYear=&amp;year=&amp;desc=&amp;cboOrder=date">
+added</a> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Clinical Pharmacology</span> to
+compendia list on July 2, 2008</small></li>
+<li style="list-style: none">
+<ul>
+<li><small>CMS <a href=
+"http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/ncpc_view_document.asp?id=17">Tracking Sheet and
+Decision Memo</a><br></small></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
-<small><strong><big><big><big><br>
-Compendia Policy Descriptions</big></big></big><br>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
+<p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><big>CURRENT CMS-RECOGNIZED COMPENDIA <small>(as
+of 2 July 2008)</small></big></p>
+<ul>
+<li><small>NCCN Drugs &amp; Biologics Compendium™</small></li>
+<li><small>Thomson Micromedex DrugDex®</small></li>
+<li><small>Elsevier Gold Standard’s <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Clinical
+Pharmacology</span> </small></li>
+</ul>
+<p> </p>
+<small><strong><big><big><big>Compendia Policy
+Descriptions</big></big></big><br>
 <br>
 Technology Assessment: <a href=
 "http://www.cms.hhs.gov/determinationprocess/downloads/id46TA.pdf">Compendia
 for Coverage of Off-Label Uses of Drugs and Biologics in an Anticancer
 Chemotherapeutic Regimen</a></strong> (May 7, 2007)</small>
 <ul>
 <li><small>Excellent discussion and background</small></li>
 </ul>
 <p><small><strong>MedLearn:</strong> <a href=
 "http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM5729.pdf">Unlabeled Use
 for Anti-Cancer Drugs:  Medical Literature used to Determine Medically Accepted
 Indications for Drugs and Biologicals used in Anti-Cancer Treatment</a>,
 September 21, 2007</small></p>
 <p><small><br></small></p>