| Human immunodeficiency virus I infection
Apretude vs Evotaz
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for human immunodeficiency virus i infection.Deep comparison between: Apretude vs Evotaz 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 signalsEvotaz has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Apretude based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Evotaz but not Apretude, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Apretude
Evotaz
At A Glance
IM injection
Every 2 months
HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitor
Oral
Once daily
HIV-1 protease inhibitor with CYP3A inhibitor
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 (atazanavir 300 mg/cobicistat 150 mg) orally once daily with food.
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
- Clinically significant hypersensitivity (e.g., Stevens-Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme, toxic skin eruptions) to any component
- Coadministration with strong CYP3A4 inducers
- Coadministration with drugs highly dependent on CYP3A or UGT1A1 for clearance with narrow therapeutic indices
- Coadministration with alfuzosin
- Coadministration with ranolazine
- Coadministration with dronedarone
- Coadministration with carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin
- Coadministration with colchicine in patients with hepatic or renal impairment
- Coadministration with rifampin
- Coadministration with apalutamide, encorafenib, irinotecan, ivosidenib
- Coadministration with lurasidone, pimozide
- Coadministration with dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, methylergonovine
- Coadministration with elbasvir/grazoprevir, glecaprevir/pibrentasvir
- Coadministration with St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)
- Coadministration with drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol
- Coadministration with lomitapide, lovastatin, simvastatin
- Coadministration with nevirapine
- Coadministration with sildenafil when used for pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Coadministration with indinavir
- Coadministration with triazolam, orally administered midazolam
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%) Jaundice, rash
Serious Cardiac conduction abnormalities, rash, effects on serum creatinine, new onset or worsening renal impairment, chronic kidney disease, nephrolithiasis, cholelithiasis, hepatotoxicity, hyperbilirubinemia
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.
EVOTAZ is a fixed-dose combination of atazanavir, an HIV-1 protease inhibitor that prevents viral Gag and Gag-Pol polyprotein processing, and cobicistat, a CYP3A inhibitor that increases atazanavir systemic exposure.
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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)
Evotaz
- 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)
Evotaz
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (4/8)
Humana
Apretude
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (0/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Evotaz
- 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
Cost estimate not availableGood Days: HIV, AIDS Treatment & Prevention
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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Clinical data sourced from FDA-approved labeling. Coverage data via MMIT. Updated monthly.