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E.1.2 Lotions Available Through the Vendor Drug Program
The VDP offers Coats Aloe Vera products to Medicaid and THSteps-Comprehensive Care Program (CCP) clients with a physician's prescription. Coats Aloe Vera products are available in cream, lotion, gel, liniment, and liquid form and they contain no alcohol or fragrances. The product information states that cetyl alcohol is a component. Cetyl alcohol, however, does not have alcohol as a base, does not act like alcohol, but is used as a thickener. The liniment form contains methylsalicylate (wintergreen). The following Coats Aloe Vera creme, lotion, gel, liniment, and liquid products are available from the VDP with a physician's prescription:
If a physician does not wish to use these products, the physician is allowed to make a request to THSteps-CCP for another product, with specific documentation of the medical necessity for another product. THSteps-CCP does not provide nonlegend, cosmetic-type skin lotions and cremes.
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