| Human immunodeficiency virus I infection
Apretude vs Delstrigo
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for human immunodeficiency virus i infection.Deep comparison between: Apretude vs Delstrigo 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 signalsDelstrigo has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Apretude based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Delstrigo but not Apretude, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Apretude
Delstrigo
At A Glance
IM injection
Every 2 months
HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitor
Oral
Once daily
NNRTI/NRTI combination
Indications
- Human immunodeficiency virus I infection
- Human immunodeficiency virus I infection
Dosing
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection 600-mg (3-mL) gluteal IM initiation injections 1 month apart for 2 consecutive months, then 600-mg (3-mL) every 2 months; optional oral lead-in with cabotegravir 30 mg once daily for at least 28 days prior to first injection.
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection One tablet orally once daily with or without food in adults and pediatric patients weighing at least 35 kg.
With rifabutin co-administration Take one tablet of DELSTRIGO once daily plus one tablet of doravirine 100 mg (PIFELTRO) approximately 12 hours after the DELSTRIGO dose for the duration of rifabutin co-administration.
Contraindications
- Unknown or positive HIV-1 status
- Previous hypersensitivity reaction to cabotegravir
- Coadministration with anticonvulsants (carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin) due to significant UGT1A1 induction decreasing cabotegravir plasma concentrations
- Coadministration with antimycobacterials rifampin or rifapentine due to significant UGT1A1 induction decreasing cabotegravir plasma concentrations
- Co-administration with strong CYP3A inducers, including carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, enzalutamide, rifampin, rifapentine, mitotane, or St. John's wort
- Previous hypersensitivity reaction to lamivudine
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=1%) Injection site reactions, diarrhea, headache, pyrexia, fatigue, sleep disorders, nausea, dizziness, flatulence, abdominal pain, vomiting, myalgia, rash, decreased appetite, somnolence, back pain, upper respiratory tract infection
Serious Hypersensitivity reactions, hepatotoxicity, depressive disorders including depression, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempt
Postmarketing Hypersensitivity reactions (angioedema, urticaria), Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis
Most common (>=5%) Dizziness, nausea, abnormal dreams
Serious Severe acute exacerbation of hepatitis B, new onset or worsening renal impairment, bone loss and mineralization defects, immune reconstitution syndrome
Postmarketing Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis, hepatitis, lactic acidosis, hepatic steatosis, rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, Fanconi syndrome, anaphylaxis, anemia
Pharmacology
Cabotegravir is an HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) that inhibits HIV replication by binding to the integrase active site and blocking the strand transfer step of retroviral DNA integration, which is essential for the HIV replication cycle.
DELSTRIGO combines doravirine, an NNRTI that non-competitively inhibits HIV-1 reverse transcriptase; lamivudine, a nucleoside analogue NRTI that terminates HIV-1 DNA chain elongation after phosphorylation to lamivudine triphosphate; and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, a nucleotide analogue prodrug that, following conversion to tenofovir diphosphate, competitively inhibits HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and causes DNA chain termination.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Apretude
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (0/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
Delstrigo
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (4/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Apretude
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Delstrigo
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (6/8)
Humana
Apretude
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (0/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Delstrigo
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (0/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
$0/fillfill
Apretude Savings ProgramCommercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
$0/fillfill
Delstrigo or Pifeltro Savings CouponCommercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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