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MPRP4062 Attachment A Allowable Waste Drug List Generic Name Brand Name Abobotulinumtoxin A Dysport Ado-trastuzumab emtansine Kadcyla Aldesleukin Proleukin Agalsidase beta Fabrazyme Arsenic trioxide Trisenox Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi Erwinaze Azacitidine Vidaza Belinostat Beleodaq Bendamustine Treanda Bevacizumab Avastin Bortezomib Velcade Botulinum toxin type A Botox Botulinum toxin type B Myobloc Brentuximab vedotin Adcetris Cabazitaxel Jevtana Carfilzomib Kyprolis Cetuximab Erbitux Clofarabine Clolar Collagenase clostridium histolyticum Xiaflex Cyclophosphamide Cytoxan Daunorubicin Cerubidine Decitabine Dacogen Denileukin diftitox Ontak Docetaxel Taxotere Doxorubicin Adriamycin Doxorubicin HCL liposome Doxil Eculizumab Soliris Epirubicin Ellence Eribulin mesylate Halaven Fludarabine Fludara Fluorouracil Adrucil Gemcitabine Gemzar Ifosfamide Ifex Infliximab Remicade Incobotulinumtoxin A Xeomin Ipilimumab Yervoy Irinotecan Camptosar Irinotecan liposome Onivyde Iron dextran Infed Ixabepilone Ixempra Leucovorin calcium Leucovorin calcium Levoleucovorin Fusilev Magnesium sulfate Magnesium sulfate Nelarabine Arranon 1 MPRP4062 Attachment A Allowable Waste Drug List Nivolumab Opdivo Obinutuzumab Gazyva Ofatumumab Arzerra Omalizumab Xolair Oxaliplatin Eloxatin Paclitaxel protein-bound particles Abraxane Panitumumab Vectibix Pegaspargase Oncaspar Pembrolizumab Keytruda Pemetrexed Alimta Potassium chloride Potassium chloride Pralatrexate Folotyn Propofol Diprivan Ramucirumab Cyramza Rituximab Rituxan Romidepsin Istodax Romiplostim Nplate Ropivacaine Naropin Temozolomide Temodar Tocilizumab Actemra Topotecan Hycamtin Trastuzumab Herceptin Triamcinolone A, preservative free Triesence Vincristine sulfate Vincristine sulfate Vincristine sulfate liposome Marqibo Vinorelbine tartrate Navelbine Zoledronic acid Zometa If the drug is not listed please refer to the policy 2 .

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