| Crohn Disease
Entyvio vs Renflexis
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for crohn disease.Deep comparison between: Entyvio vs Renflexis 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 signalsRenflexis has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Entyvio based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Renflexis but not Entyvio, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Entyvio
Renflexis
At A Glance
IV infusion or SC injection
Every 2 weeks (SC) or every 8 weeks (IV)
alpha4beta7 integrin antagonist
IV infusion
Every 6-8 weeks
TNF-alpha antagonist
Indications
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Crohn Disease
- Crohn Disease
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Arthritis, Psoriatic
- Psoriasis vulgaris
Dosing
Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn Disease Week 0 and Week 2: 300 mg IV infusion over approximately 30 minutes; Week 6 onwards: 300 mg IV infusion every 8 weeks or 108 mg SC injection every 2 weeks; discontinue if no evidence of therapeutic benefit by Week 14.
Crohn Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Arthritis, Psoriatic, Psoriasis vulgaris 5 mg/kg IV induction at 0, 2, and 6 weeks, then 5 mg/kg every 8 weeks; pediatric patients >= 6 years with Crohn Disease or Ulcerative Colitis receive the same regimen.
Rheumatoid Arthritis 3 mg/kg IV induction at 0, 2, and 6 weeks, then 3 mg/kg every 8 weeks in combination with methotrexate; may increase up to 10 mg/kg every 8 weeks or every 4 weeks for incomplete response.
Ankylosing spondylitis 5 mg/kg IV induction at 0, 2, and 6 weeks, then 5 mg/kg every 6 weeks.
Contraindications
- Known serious or severe hypersensitivity reaction to vedolizumab or any excipient (e.g., dyspnea, bronchospasm, urticaria, flushing, rash, increased heart rate)
- Doses >5 mg/kg in patients with moderate or severe heart failure
- Previous severe hypersensitivity reaction to infliximab products, any inactive ingredient of RENFLEXIS, or any murine proteins
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=3%) nasopharyngitis, headache, arthralgia, nausea, pyrexia, upper respiratory tract infection, fatigue, cough, bronchitis, influenza, back pain, rash, pruritus, sinusitis, oropharyngeal pain, pain in extremities
Serious infusion-related reactions including anaphylaxis, infections (anal abscess, sepsis, tuberculosis, Listeria meningitis, giardiasis, cytomegaloviral colitis), liver injury (elevated transaminases, hepatitis), malignancies
Postmarketing anaphylaxis, acute pancreatitis, interstitial lung disease, pneumonitis
Most common (>10%) Infections (upper respiratory, sinusitis, pharyngitis), infusion-related reactions, headache, abdominal pain
Serious Serious infections (pneumonia, cellulitis, abscess, sepsis, tuberculosis), hepatotoxicity, malignancies, severe infusion reactions
Postmarketing Neutropenia, agranulocytosis, interstitial lung disease, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, acute liver failure, anaphylactic shock, cerebrovascular accidents, myocardial ischemia/infarction
Pharmacology
Vedolizumab is a humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to the alpha4beta7 integrin and blocks its interaction with mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1 (MAdCAM-1), inhibiting the migration of memory T-lymphocytes into inflamed gastrointestinal tissue; the mechanism is gut-selective and does not affect the alpha4beta1 or alphaEbeta7 integrins or VCAM-1 interactions.
TNF-alpha antagonist; infliximab-abda is a chimeric IgG1kappa monoclonal antibody that neutralizes TNF-alpha by binding with high affinity to soluble and transmembrane forms of TNF-alpha, inhibiting receptor binding and suppressing downstream pro-inflammatory activity.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Entyvio
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (5/12) · Qty limit (9/12)
Renflexis
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (10/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Entyvio
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (4/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Renflexis
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Humana
Entyvio
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (3/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Renflexis
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (3/3) · Step Therapy (3/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
Cost estimate not availableAssistance Fund: Crohn's Disease: Waitlist
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
No savings programs available for Renflexis.
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