I want some clarification on this subject and DAW codes in the pharmacy. My first question is, is there a site or resource that explicitly states what is an actually brand and what is a branded generic, or are we supposed to just memorize and know this info? Some are easy, like Symbicort is brand and Breyna is branded-generic.
Secondly, if an insurance rejects and wants brand, we can bill as DAW9 with annotation stating that. But in instances where there is a shortage of generic from the marketplace (like recently with estradiol patches), can we bill as DAW8 for a branded-generic, or do we just leave it as DAW0 since its not a full on actual brand? Like Dotti for example… would that be DAW0 or DAW8?
Thank you.