DESI means Drug Efficacy Study Implementation, and is used to identify drug products and known related drug products that have been identified by the Health Care Financing Administration as lacking substantial evidence of effectiveness.

DESI means the Drug Efficacy Study Implementation program implemented and administered by the FDA, and all applicable regulations, notices and guidances issued by the FDA in connection therewith, including without limitation the FDA’s “Guidance for FDA Staff and Industry, Marketed Unapproved Drugs—Compliance Policy Guide Section 440.100 (June 2006).”

DESI means Drug Efficacy Study and Implementation whereby drugs may be found to be LTE or IRS, (b) “LTE” means less than effective as determined by the Food and Drug Administration and (c) “IRS” means identical, related or similar to DESI or LTE. A partial listing of these DESI, LTE and IRS drugs may be found on the CMS website: xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/medicaid/drugs/desi.pdf. Covered services under the Agreement shall include Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (“EPSDT”) services as medically necessary in accordance with 42 CFR Part 441 Subpart B and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 for children under the age of 21. Such screening shall be done in accordance with the periodicity schedule set forth in, and all components of this program shall be consistent with, the latest “American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations for Preventative Pediatric Health Care.” Pharmacy shall make all treatment decisions under the Agreement with respect to children under the age of 21 based upon medical necessity in light of such child’s individual medical and behavioral health needs.

Examples of DESI in a sentence

Drugs described in Section 107(c)(3) of the Drug Amendments of 1962 and identical, similar, or related drugs (within the meaning of Section 310.6(b)(1) of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (drugs identified through the Drug Efficacy Study Implementation (DESI) review)).
The medication is not classified by the FDA as Less Than Effective (LTE) and DESI drugs or any drugs considered to be Identical, Related and Similar (IRS) to DESI or LTE drugs or any medication for which no federal financial participation (FFP) is available.
The DESI report is not meant to provide any assessment of the compliance of such measures with state aid rules and procedures.
The MCC or TennCare shall not cover drugs considered by the FDA to be Less Than Effective (LTE) and DESI drugs, or drugs considered to be Identical, Related, and Similar (IRS) to DESI and LTE drugs or any other pharmacy services for which federal financial participation (FFP) is not available.
For further information please consult the DESI methodological note at https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single- market/en/desi.

More Definitions of DESI

DESI has the meaning set forth in Section 3.24(b).

DESI literally means “from the country” and describes people of South Asian descent.

DESI means Drug Efficacy Study Implementation and refers to drugs identified by the Food and Drug Administration as lacking substantial evidence of effectiveness.

DESI shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.13.

DESI means any drug approved between 1938 and 1962 that was permitted to stay on the market while evidence of their effectiveness was reviewed.

DESI means Donnelley Enterprise Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

DESI means Duro Enzymes Solutions Inc.;