| Clinically isolated syndrome
Aubagio vs Vumerity
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Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Vumerity but not Aubagio, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Aubagio
Vumerity
At A Glance
Oral
Daily
Pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor
Oral
Twice daily
Nrf2 pathway activator
Indications
- Multiple Sclerosis, Secondary Progressive
- Clinically isolated syndrome
- Clinically isolated syndrome
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
- Multiple Sclerosis, Secondary Progressive
Dosing
Multiple Sclerosis, Secondary Progressive, Clinically isolated syndrome 7 mg or 14 mg orally once daily; may be taken with or without food.
Clinically isolated syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting, Multiple Sclerosis, Secondary Progressive Starting dose 231 mg twice daily orally for 7 days; maintenance dose 462 mg (two 231 mg capsules) twice daily orally; temporary reduction to 231 mg twice daily may be considered for tolerability, resuming 462 mg twice daily within 4 weeks.
Contraindications
- Severe hepatic impairment
- Pregnancy or females of reproductive potential not using effective contraception
- History of hypersensitivity reaction to teriflunomide, leflunomide, or any inactive ingredient (including anaphylaxis, angioedema, or serious skin reactions)
- Coadministration with leflunomide
- Known hypersensitivity to diroximel fumarate, dimethyl fumarate, or any excipient of VUMERITY (reactions may include anaphylaxis and angioedema)
- Concomitant use of dimethyl fumarate
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=2% above placebo) Headache, increased alanine aminotransferase, diarrhea, alopecia, nausea, paresthesia, arthralgia, neutropenia, hypertension
Serious Hepatotoxicity, bone marrow effects/immunosuppression/infections, hypersensitivity reactions, serious skin reactions, DRESS, cutaneous or mucocutaneous ulcers and impaired wound healing, peripheral neuropathy, increased blood pressure, respiratory effects, pancreatitis (pediatric patients)
Postmarketing Thrombocytopenia, pancreatitis, colitis, drug-induced liver injury, anaphylaxis, angioedema, interstitial lung disease, toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, DRESS, psoriasis (including pustular and nail), nail disorders, cutaneous or mucocutaneous ulcers, impaired wound healing
Most common (>=10%) Flushing, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea
Serious Anaphylaxis, angioedema, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, herpes zoster and other serious opportunistic infections, lymphopenia, liver injury, serious gastrointestinal reactions
Postmarketing Acute pancreatitis, gastrointestinal perforation/ulceration/obstruction/hemorrhage, liver function abnormalities (transaminases >=3 times ULN with total bilirubin >2 times ULN), herpes zoster infection, rhinorrhea, alopecia
Pharmacology
Teriflunomide is an immunomodulatory agent with anti-inflammatory properties that inhibits dihydroorotate dehydrogenase, a mitochondrial enzyme required for de novo pyrimidine synthesis, which may reduce the number of activated lymphocytes in the CNS.
Diroximel fumarate is a prodrug converted to its active metabolite monomethyl fumarate (MMF), which activates the Nrf2 pathway involved in cellular response to oxidative stress and acts as a nicotinic acid receptor agonist in vitro; the mechanism by which it exerts therapeutic effect in multiple sclerosis is unknown.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Aubagio
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (10/12) · Qty limit (4/12)
Vumerity
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (5/12) · Qty limit (10/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Aubagio
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (1/8)
Vumerity
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Humana
Aubagio
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (3/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Vumerity
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (3/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
Cost estimate not availableAccessia Health: Multiple Sclerosis - Private Insurance: Waitlist
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
Cost estimate not availableAccessia Health: Multiple Sclerosis - Private Insurance: Waitlist
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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