| Human immunodeficiency virus I infection
Edurant vs Isentress
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for human immunodeficiency virus i infection.Deep comparison between: Edurant vs Isentress with Prescriber.AI
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Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Isentress but not Edurant, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Edurant
Isentress
At A Glance
Oral
Once daily
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)
Oral
Once or twice daily
HIV-1 integrase strand transfer inhibitor
Indications
- Human immunodeficiency virus I infection
- Human immunodeficiency virus I infection
Dosing
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection 25 mg oral tablet once daily with a meal for patients weighing at least 25 kg. Pediatric patients 2 years and older weighing 14-20 kg receive 12.5 mg (5 x 2.5 mg dispersed tablets); 20-25 kg receive 15 mg (6 x 2.5 mg dispersed tablets). During pregnancy with virologic suppression, 25 mg once daily with a meal. When coadministered with rifabutin, increase to 50 mg (two 25 mg tablets) once daily with a meal.
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection (adults, treatment-naive or virologically suppressed on ISENTRESS 400 mg twice daily) 1200 mg (2 x 600 mg) once daily or 400 mg twice daily orally, with or without food.
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection (adults, treatment-experienced) 400 mg twice daily orally, with or without food.
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection (adults, coadministration with rifampin) 800 mg (2 x 400 mg) twice daily orally.
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection (pediatrics >= 40 kg, treatment-naive or virologically suppressed on ISENTRESS 400 mg twice daily) 1200 mg (2 x 600 mg) once daily, 400 mg twice daily, or 300 mg (3 x 100 mg) chewable tablets twice daily orally.
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection (pediatrics >= 25 kg) 400 mg film-coated tablet twice daily orally; weight-based chewable tablet dosing twice daily if unable to swallow tablet.
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection (pediatrics 3 kg to < 25 kg, >= 4 weeks of age) Weight-based dosing using chewable tablet or oral suspension twice daily orally (approximately 6 mg/kg/dose).
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection (neonates birth to 4 weeks, >= 2 kg) Weight-based oral suspension: once daily dosing (~1.5 mg/kg/dose) from birth to 1 week; twice daily dosing (~3 mg/kg/dose) from 1 to 4 weeks of age.
Contraindications
- Coadministration with carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenobarbital, or phenytoin
- Coadministration with rifampin or rifapentine
- Coadministration with dexamethasone (more than single-dose treatment)
- Coadministration with St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)
- Coadministration with proton pump inhibitors (esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole, rabeprazole)
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Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=2%) Depressive disorders, headache, insomnia, abnormal dreams, rash, dizziness, nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, fatigue
Serious Skin and hypersensitivity reactions including DRESS, hepatotoxicity, depressive disorders
Postmarketing Nephrotic syndrome, severe skin and hypersensitivity reactions including DRESS
Most common (>=2%) Headache, insomnia, nausea, dizziness, fatigue.
Serious Myopathy, rhabdomyolysis, hepatitis, hepatic failure, depression including suicidal ideation and behaviors, nephrolithiasis, renal failure, hypersensitivity.
Postmarketing Thrombocytopenia, diarrhea, hepatic failure, rhabdomyolysis, cerebellar ataxia, anxiety, paranoia.
Pharmacology
Rilpivirine is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) that inhibits HIV-1 replication by non-competitive inhibition of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.
Raltegravir inhibits the catalytic activity of HIV-1 integrase, an HIV-1-encoded enzyme required for viral replication, preventing integration of unintegrated linear HIV-1 DNA into the host cell genome; it is eliminated primarily via UGT1A1-mediated glucuronidation and does not inhibit or induce cytochrome P450 enzymes.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Edurant
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (6/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
Isentress
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (5/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Edurant
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (4/8)
Isentress
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (2/8)
Humana
Edurant
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (0/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Isentress
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (0/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
Cost estimate not availableGood Days: HIV, AIDS Treatment & Prevention
Commercial 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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