Board Selected Drugs and any applicable information

Board Selected Drugs from the May 20, 2024 PDAB Meeting are listed below. 

Ozempic (semaglutide)
Drug Brand Name:  Ozempic
Active Moiety or Active Ingredient: semaglutide
Application Number: NDA209637

Dossier Information (Posted 8/20/2025)

For each prescription drug product, the Board requests comment on the drug, the dossier, whether use of the drug has created an affordability challenge for the State health care system or high out-of-pocket costs for patients, and, if so, how. Comments should be prepared and submitted separately for each drug.
Comments may be submitted to [email protected], with the subject line (DOSSIER COMMENT- DRUG NAME). 
The Board is accepting comments through September 4, 2025. 

Trulicity (dulaglutide)
Drug Brand Name:  Trulicity
Active Moiety or Active Ingredient: dulaglutide
Application Number: BLA125469

Dossier Information (Posted 8/20/2025)

For each prescription drug product, the Board requests comment on the drug, the dossier, whether use of the drug has created an affordability challenge for the State health care system or high out-of-pocket costs for patients, and, if so, how. Comments should be prepared and submitted separately for each drug.
Comments may be submitted to [email protected], with the subject line (DOSSIER COMMENT- DRUG NAME). 
The Board is accepting comments through September 4, 2025. ​



Farxiga (dapagliflozin)
Drug Brand Name:  Farxiga
Active Moiety or Active Ingredient: dapagliflozin
Application Number: NDA202293

DOSSIER INFORMATION* (POSTED 7/18/2025)- UPDATED (NEW)
*Also posted as meeting materials for the July 28, 2025 Board Meeting


Dossier Information (Posted 6/18/2025)- ARCHIVED

The Prescription Drug Affordability Board requested comment on the drug, the dossier, whether use of the drug has created an affordability challenge for the State health care system or high out-of-pocket costs for patients, and, if so, how. Comments were accepted through  through July 3, 2025
Farxiga Comments Received from the following entities:
  • AARP

  • AbbVie

  • AstraZeneca

  • EACH/PIC Coalition

  • Maryland Healthcare for All

  • Value of Care Coalition



Jardiance (empagliflozin)
Drug Brand Name:  Jardiance 
Active Moiety or Active Ingredient: empagliflozin​
Application Number: NDA204629

DOSSIER INFORMATION* (POSTED 7/18/2025)- UPDATED (NEW)
*Also posted as meeting materials for the July 28, 2025 Board Meeting

Dossier Information (Posted 6/18/2025)- ARCHIVED

The Prescription Drug Affordability Board requested comment on the drug, the dossier, whether use of the drug has created an affordability challenge for the State health care system or high out-of-pocket costs for patients, and, if so, how. Comments were accepted through  through July 3, 2025

​​Written ​Co​mme​nt Packet​
Jardiance Comments Received from the following entities:
  • AARP

  • Boehringer Ingelheim

  • EACH/PIC Coalition

  • Joan Leahy

  • Maryland Healthcare for All

  • Value of Care Coalition



Dupixent (dupilumab)
Drug Brand Name:  Dupixent
Active Moiety or Active Ingredient: dupilumab
Application Number: BLA761055

Skyrizi (risankizumab)
Drug Brand Name:  Skyrizi
Active Moiety or Active Ingredient: risankizumab
Application Number: BLA761105


Timeline Information for Cost Review:

  • Public Comment period for all six drugs began on May 23, 2024. The 60 day comment period ended July 22, 2024 (see Archived 60-day comment period information below).
  • The Request for Information (RFI) for each drug in the Cost Review Study process can be found on the RFI page​. RFI submissions for Farxiga, Jardiance, Ozempic and Trulicity concluded in 2024. The PDAB is currently accepting RFI submissions for Skyrizi and Dupixent through June 27, 2025. 


ARCHIVED- 60 DAY COMMENT PERIOD
Public written comment: Written public comments were due for the following Board Selected Drugs by close of business, Monday, July 22, 2024. 

Comments Received (Packet)

  • ​Abbvie
  • Chase Brexton
  • Ensuring Access Through Collaborative Health
  • Lilly
  • National Psorasis Foundation
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Value of Care Coaltion