| Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
Nucala vs Perforomist
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for chronic obstructive airway disease.Deep comparison between: Nucala vs Perforomist with Prescriber.AI
AI compares prescribing info and payer-specific access barriers across 1,200+ formularies. Here's a preview of what prescribers are already asking.Safety signalsPerforomist has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Nucala based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Perforomist but not Nucala, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Nucala
Perforomist
At A Glance
SC injection
Every 4 weeks
IL-5 antagonist
Nebulization
Twice daily
Long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA)
Indications
- Asthma
- Chronic rhinosinusitis with multiple nasal polyps
- Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
- Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- Hypereosinophilic syndrome
- Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
- Bronchitis, Chronic
- Pulmonary Emphysema
Dosing
Asthma (>=12 years), Chronic rhinosinusitis with multiple nasal polyps, Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease 100 mg SC once every 4 weeks.
Asthma (6-11 years) 40 mg SC once every 4 weeks.
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Hypereosinophilic syndrome 300 mg SC once every 4 weeks, administered as 3 separate 100 mg injections at least 5 cm apart.
Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease, Bronchitis, Chronic, Pulmonary Emphysema 20 mcg (one unit-dose vial) administered twice daily (morning and evening) by nebulization via standard jet nebulizer connected to an air compressor; total daily dose greater than 40 mcg is not recommended.
Contraindications
- History of hypersensitivity to mepolizumab or excipients in the formulation
- Use without an inhaled corticosteroid in patients with asthma
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=3%) headache, injection site reaction, back pain, fatigue, oropharyngeal pain, arthralgia, diarrhea, urinary tract infection, cough, pruritus, eczema
Serious herpes zoster
Postmarketing hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis
Most common (>=2%) Diarrhea, nausea, nasopharyngitis, dry mouth, vomiting, dizziness, insomnia
Serious Angina, hypertension or hypotension, tachycardia, arrhythmias, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia, metabolic acidosis
Postmarketing Anaphylactic reactions, urticaria, angioedema, rash, bronchospasm
Pharmacology
Mepolizumab is an IL-5 antagonist (IgG1 kappa) that binds IL-5 with high affinity, blocking its binding to the alpha chain of the IL-5 receptor complex on eosinophils, thereby inhibiting IL-5 signaling and reducing eosinophil production and survival.
Long-acting beta2-adrenergic receptor agonist (LABA) that acts locally in the lung as a bronchodilator; stimulates adenyl cyclase to increase cyclic AMP levels, causing relaxation of bronchial smooth muscle and inhibition of mast cell mediator release.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Nucala
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (11/12) · Step Therapy (11/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
Perforomist
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (9/12) · Step Therapy (5/12) · Qty limit (10/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Nucala
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (6/8) · Step Therapy (6/8) · Qty limit (6/8)
Perforomist
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (1/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (5/8)
Humana
Nucala
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (3/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Perforomist
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (1/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
Cost estimate not availableAccessia Health: Asthma - Private Insurance
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
No savings programs available for Perforomist.
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Clinical data sourced from FDA-approved labeling. Coverage data via MMIT. Updated monthly.