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Cabenuva vs Prezista
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for hiv infections.Deep comparison between: Cabenuva vs Prezista 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 signalsPrezista has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Cabenuva based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Prezista but not Cabenuva, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Cabenuva
Prezista
At A Glance
IM injection (gluteal)
Every 4 weeks or every 8 weeks
INSTI + NNRTI combination
Oral
Once daily or Twice daily
HIV-1 protease inhibitor
Indications
- HIV Infections
- HIV Infections
Dosing
HIV Infections (Monthly Dosing) Initiation: cabotegravir 600 mg IM + rilpivirine 900 mg IM on last day of current antiretroviral therapy or oral lead-in; Continuation: cabotegravir 400 mg IM + rilpivirine 600 mg IM every month thereafter. Separate gluteal injection sites required.
HIV Infections (Every 2-Month Dosing) Initiation: cabotegravir 600 mg IM + rilpivirine 900 mg IM on last day of current antiretroviral therapy or oral lead-in, repeated 1 month later; Continuation: cabotegravir 600 mg IM + rilpivirine 900 mg IM every 2 months thereafter. Separate gluteal injection sites required.
HIV-1 Infections (treatment-naive adults) Darunavir 800 mg with ritonavir 100 mg once daily, oral, with food
HIV-1 Infections (treatment-experienced adults, no darunavir resistance) Darunavir 800 mg with ritonavir 100 mg once daily, oral, with food
HIV-1 Infections (treatment-experienced adults, at least one darunavir resistance substitution) Darunavir 600 mg with ritonavir 100 mg twice daily, oral, with food
HIV-1 Infections (pregnant patients) Darunavir 600 mg with ritonavir 100 mg twice daily, oral, with food
HIV-1 Infections (pediatric patients, 3 to less than 18 years) Weight-based dosing with ritonavir, oral, with food. Dosage based on body weight and resistance status, not to exceed adult dose
Contraindications
- Previous hypersensitivity reaction to cabotegravir or rilpivirine
- Carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin (anticonvulsants)
- Rifabutin, rifampin, rifapentine (antimycobacterials)
- Dexamethasone (systemic, more than single dose)
- St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)
- Co-administration with alfuzosin
- Co-administration with colchicine in patients with renal and/or hepatic impairment
- Co-administration with rifampin
- Co-administration with lurasidone
- Co-administration with pimozide
- Co-administration with dronedarone
- Co-administration with ivabradine
- Co-administration with ranolazine
- Co-administration with ergot derivatives (dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, methylergonovine)
- Co-administration with St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)
- Co-administration with elbasvir/grazoprevir
- Co-administration with lomitapide
- Co-administration with lovastatin
- Co-administration with simvastatin
- Co-administration with naloxegol
- Co-administration with sildenafil for pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Co-administration with orally administered midazolam
- Co-administration with triazolam
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=2%) Injection site reactions (pain/discomfort, nodules, induration, swelling, erythema, pruritus, bruising/discoloration, warmth, hematoma), pyrexia, fatigue, headache, musculoskeletal pain, nausea, sleep disorders, dizziness, rash
Serious Hypersensitivity reactions including angioedema and urticaria, hepatotoxicity, depression and suicidal ideation/attempt, severe skin reactions including DRESS and Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis
Postmarketing Hypersensitivity reactions, nephrotic syndrome, severe skin and hypersensitivity reactions including DRESS, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis
Most common (>=5%, treatment-naive) Diarrhea, headache, abdominal pain, rash, nausea, vomiting
Most common (>=5%, treatment-experienced) Diarrhea, nausea, rash, abdominal pain, vomiting
Serious Hepatotoxicity, severe skin reactions (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis), acute pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia, immune reconstitution syndrome
Postmarketing Rhabdomyolysis, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, crystal nephropathy, crystalluria
Pharmacology
Cabotegravir inhibits HIV integrase by binding to the active site and blocking the strand transfer step essential for HIV replication. Rilpivirine is an NNRTI that inhibits HIV-1 replication by non-competitive inhibition of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.
Darunavir is an HIV-1 protease inhibitor that selectively inhibits cleavage of HIV-1 Gag-Pol polyproteins in infected cells, preventing formation of mature virus particles.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Cabenuva
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (1/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
Prezista
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (9/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (9/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Cabenuva
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Prezista
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (1/8)
Humana
Cabenuva
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (0/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Prezista
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (0/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
$0/fillfill
Cabenuva Patient Savings ProgramCommercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
Cost estimate not availableGood Days: HIV, AIDS Treatment & Prevention
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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