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 (Herpes Zoster) (Definition) Shingles is a painful blistering skin rash caused by the chickenpox virus (varicella zoster). Early treatment with antiviral medication (within 72 hours) lowers the risk of post herpetic neuralgia, which is lingering skin pain after the rash disappears. ...Read more.