In BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina's open formulary benefit design, once a drug is FDA approved, we will cover it. Dual eligibles have gotten used to the open formulary under Medicaid, but some of Medicare's formularies might be closed, and we don't know what those will be.
Shingle(noun) a piece of wood sawed or rived thin and small, with one end thinner than the other, -- used in covering buildings, especially roofs, the thick ends of one row overlapping the thin ends of the row below.
Shingles is an infection of the nerves and surrounding skin caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, the herpes varicella-zoster virus. Shingles results in a rash that can be mildly itchy to intensely painful.The rash appears as raised dots that develop into blisters, then dry out and crust over.ymptoms of shingles include: 1  Pain or bruised feeling-usually on one side of your face or body-often along with a fever, chills, headache or upset stomach. 2  People will often feel unwell for several days before the rash appears.