| Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease

Stiolto Respimat vs Rayos

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Safety signalsRayos has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Stiolto Respimat based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Rayos but not Stiolto Respimat, including UnitedHealthcare
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Stiolto Respimat
Rayos
At A Glance
Oral inhalation
Once daily
LAMA/LABA
Oral
Daily
Corticosteroid
Indications
  • Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
  • Bronchitis, Chronic
  • Pulmonary Emphysema
  • Dermatitis, Atopic
  • Allergic rhinitis (disorder)
  • Serum Sickness
  • Dermatitis Herpetiformis
  • Contact Dermatitis
  • Exfoliative dermatitis
  • Mycosis Fungoides
  • Pemphigus
  • Erythema Multiforme
  • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
  • Hypercalcemia
  • thyroiditis; nonsuppurative
  • Adrenal gland hypofunction
  • Crohn Disease
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
  • Anemia, Diamond-Blackfan
  • Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
  • Pure Red-Cell Aplasia
  • Acute leukemia
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Cerebral Edema
  • Ophthalmia, Sympathetic
  • Uveitis
  • Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
  • Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary
  • Aspiration pneumonitis
  • Asthma
  • Tuberculosis
  • Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia
  • Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonitis
  • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Pneumonia, Lipid
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Nephrotic Syndrome
  • Primary gout
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Polymyalgia Rheumatica
  • Arthritis, Psoriatic
  • Polychondritis, Relapsing
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Sjogren's Syndrome
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
  • Vasculitis
  • Trichinellosis
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal
Dosing
Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease, Bronchitis, Chronic, Pulmonary Emphysema Two inhalations once-daily at the same time of day via the STIOLTO RESPIMAT inhaler; do not use more than two inhalations every 24 hours.
All indications Initial dose 5-60 mg once daily with food; RAYOS releases active substance approximately 4 hours after intake. Titrate to lowest effective maintenance dose; withdraw gradually after long-term or high-dose therapy.
Contraindications
  • Use of LABA without inhaled corticosteroid in patients with asthma
  • Hypersensitivity to tiotropium, ipratropium, olodaterol, or any component of this product
  • Known hypersensitivity to prednisone or any excipient
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>3%) nasopharyngitis, cough, back pain
Serious COPD exacerbation, pneumonia
Most common Fluid retention, altered glucose tolerance, elevated blood pressure, behavioral and mood changes, increased appetite and weight gain
Serious Anaphylaxis, cardiac arrest, circulatory collapse, congestive heart failure, myocardial rupture, pulmonary edema, peptic ulcer with perforation and hemorrhage, osteonecrosis, pathologic fracture, adrenocortical insufficiency, convulsions, increased intracranial pressure
Postmarketing No new safety concerns identified beyond those established for immediate-release prednisone
Pharmacology
Stiolto Respimat combines tiotropium, a long-acting muscarinic antagonist that inhibits M3-receptors at airway smooth muscle to produce bronchodilation, and olodaterol, a LABA that activates beta2-adrenoceptors to stimulate cAMP synthesis and relax airway smooth muscle cells.
Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid with potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties that suppresses inflammatory processes (edema, capillary dilatation, leukocyte migration), modifies immune responses, and produces metabolic effects including promotion of gluconeogenesis, protein catabolism, and altered calcium and electrolyte balance.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Stiolto Respimat
  • Covered on 5 commercial plans
  • PA (4/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
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Rayos
  • Covered on 5 commercial plans
  • PA (6/12) · Step Therapy (1/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
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UnitedHealthcare
Stiolto Respimat
  • Covered on 4 commercial plans
  • PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (7/8)
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Rayos
  • Covered on 4 commercial plans
  • PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
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Humana
Stiolto Respimat
  • Covered on 0 commercial plans
  • PA (0/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
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Rayos
  • Covered on 0 commercial plans
  • PA (1/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
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Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
No savings programs available for Stiolto Respimat.
No savings programs available for Rayos.
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Clinical data sourced from FDA-approved labeling. Coverage data via MMIT. Updated monthly.