PROVIDERS

The Health Care Authority’s mission is: We ensure that New Mexicans attain their highest level of health by providing whole-person, cost-effective, accessible, and high-quality health care and safety-net services.

Covered OTC Items

Over-the Counter Items Covered by Fee-for-Service

DRUG CLASS	SUB-CLASS
ANALGESICS	ACETAMINOPHEN, ANTI- INFLAMMATORY
ANTI-EMETICS
ANTI-PARASITES
ANTIHISTAMINES
DERMATOLOGICAL AGENTS
ENZYME REPLACEMENTS
FAMILY PLANNING	BARRIER CONTRACEPTIVES ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES SPERMICIDES PREGNANCY TESTS
GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS	ANTACIDS H-2 ANTAGONISTS LAXATIVES
INSECT REPELLENTS
INSULIN
MINERAL/VITAMINS
NALOXONE OTC
OPHTHALMIC AGENTS
OTIC AGENTS
RESPIRATORY AGENTS
TOBACCO CESSATION
TOPICAL ANTIFUNGALS

Standing Orders

To decrease barriers to access, the New Mexico Department of Health has issued standing orders for appropriately licensed pharmacists to dispense select OTC and prescription items. Standing orders are currently available for:

The Health Care Authority may expand the list of covered OTC items after making a specific determination that it is overall more economical (NMAC 8.324.4.12.A)

For more information contact MADInfo.HCA@hca.nm.gov.