
Advanced Principles of Formulary Management
Pricing: $499 Members | $549 Non-Members
Training a team?
Save with bulk pricing. Contact amcplearn@amcp.org for group rates.
Program Overview
Turn formulary decisions from guesswork into strategy.
The Advanced Principles of Formulary Management program gives you the frameworks, best practices, and real-world tactics to build, operate, and maintain formularies that work
What You'll Master:
✔ Utilization management and PBM strategy
✔ P&T committee operations
✔ Clinical evaluation and value assessment
✔ Coverage decisions and prior authorization design
✔ Formulary operations, communication, and education
✔ Maintenance strategies and monitoring best practices
✔ Hot topics: FDA pathways, health disparities, patient voice integration
Perfect for:
Mid-level managed care pharmacists • Formulary managers • Pharmacy leaders transitioning into formulary roles • Health plan professionals optimizing drug benefits
Your proof of progress:
Earn a digital badge and certificate to share on LinkedIn
Course Description and Learning Objectives
For individual module descriptions and learning objectives, view the document linked below:
Faculty/Authors:
Jennifer Cashman, PharmD
Director, Drug Use Management
Kaiser Permanente
Lisa Cashman, PharmD
VP Payer Strategy
Lumanity
Jasmine Chang, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist
PerformRx
Tori Dayer, PharmD
Graduate Student
University of Washington
Goldina Erowele, PharmD, MBA
Pharmacy Advisor/Consultant
KJC Media Health
Angela Guldin, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Gregory Heindel, PharmD
Director of Pharmacy Medication Safety and Therapeutics
UNC Health
Stephen Kim, PharmD
Formulary Administration Pharmacist
MedImpact HealthCare Systems
Lisa Le Gette, MBA, RPh
Senior Director, Government Affairs
Express Scripts
Greg Low, RPh, PhD
Manager, Pharmacy Operations
Mass General Brigham Health Plan
Erin Maxwell, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
UNC Health
Vimal Reddy, PharmD, FAMCP
Spenser Smith, PharmD
Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Sean Sullivan, PhD, M.Sc
Professor and Dean
The Comparative Health outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute
University of Washington
Anne Tran-Pugh, PharmD, FCSHP
Residency Program Director PGY-2 Drug Information
Pharmacy Project Manager III
Kaiser Permanente
Kristen Tripicchio, PharmD
Research Director, Formulary Insights
Danilo Trivic, PharmD
Director, Pharmacy Formulary Management
Centene Pharmacy Services
Alyssa Tutino, PharmD
Pharmacy Strategy and Policy Development Clinical Pharmacist
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Timothy Wong, PharmD
Clinical Manager, Medicare Pharmacy Operations
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Nicole Woods, PharmD
Clinical Program Senior Advisor, IFP Formulary Strategy
Cigna Healthcare
Advisory Board
Shawn Barger, PharmD
Lead Director, Medicare Formulary Development and Management
Password
Aimee Loucks, PharmD, BCPS
Director Clinical Pharmacy Services
Kaiser Permanente Washington
Lisa Mahan, PharmD, MS, MTM
Clinical Program Senior Manager
Cigna Healthcare
Kristen Patti, PharmD
Manager, Clinical Drug Evaluation & Policy
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Reviewers
Steve Kheloussi, PharmD, MBA, FAMCP
Director, Professional Affairs
AMCP
Katherine Tieu, PharmD
Clinical Account Manager
Capital Rx
Drake Reiter, PharmD
Director, Pharmacy Operations
Priority Health
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
| Faculty/Reviewer/Planner | Reported Relevant Financial Relationships |
| Shawn Barger Planner | None |
| Lisa Cashman Faculty | Lumanity, Abbvie, Amgen |
| Jennifer Cashman Faculty | None |
| Jasmine Chang Faculty | PerformRx |
| Tori Dayer Faculty | Curta Health, Novartis Gene Therapies |
| Goldina Erowele Faculty | None |
| Angela Guldin Faculty | Abaraca Health |
| Gergory Heindel Faculty | None |
| Steve Kheloussi Reviewer | None |
| Stephen Kim Faculty | MedImpact |
| Lisa LeGette Faculty | Evernorth Health Services |
| Aimee Loucks Planner | None |
| Greg Low Faculty | Hologic |
| Lisa Mahan Planner | None |
| Erin Maxwell Faculty | OptumRx |
| Kristen Patti Planner | IngenioRx |
| Vimal Reddy Faculty | None |
| Drake Reiter Reviewer | None |
| Spenser Smith Faculty | None |
| Sean Sullivan Faculty | None |
| Kathrine Tieu Reviewer | None |
| Anne Tran-Pugh Faculty | None |
| Kristen Tripicchio Faculty | None |
| Danilo Trivic Faculty | Centene |
| Alyssa Tutino Faculty | None |
| Timothy Wong Faculty | None |
| Nicole Woods Faculty | Cigna Healthcare |
- AMCP Staff have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
- If applicable, relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and documented.
- Content has undergone a peer review to ensure content validity.
Available Credit
- 13.50 ACPEThe Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
- 13.50 Certificate of Completion

Facebook
X
LinkedIn
Forward