| Human immunodeficiency virus I infection
Isentress vs Sunlenca
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for human immunodeficiency virus i infection.Deep comparison between: Isentress vs Sunlenca 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 signalsSunlenca has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Isentress based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Sunlenca but not Isentress, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Isentress
Sunlenca
At A Glance
Oral
Once or twice daily
HIV-1 integrase strand transfer inhibitor
SC injection
Every 6 months
HIV-1 capsid inhibitor
Indications
- Human immunodeficiency virus I infection
- Human immunodeficiency virus I infection
Dosing
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.
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection (Initiation Option 1) Day 1: 927 mg SC injection (2 x 1.5 mL) plus 600 mg oral (2 x 300 mg tablets); Day 2: 600 mg oral (2 x 300 mg tablets); then 927 mg SC every 6 months (26 weeks) for maintenance.
Human immunodeficiency virus I infection (Initiation Option 2) Days 1 and 2: 600 mg oral (2 x 300 mg tablets); Day 8: 300 mg oral (1 x 300 mg tablet); Day 15: 927 mg SC injection (2 x 1.5 mL); then 927 mg SC every 6 months (26 weeks) for maintenance.
Contraindications
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- Concomitant use of strong CYP3A inducers
Adverse Reactions
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.
Most common (>=3%) Injection site reactions, nausea
Serious Grade 3 injection site reactions (erythema, pain, swelling)
Postmarketing Injection site necrosis
Pharmacology
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.
Lenacapavir is a multistage, selective HIV-1 capsid inhibitor that directly binds to capsid protein (p24) subunits in hexamers, inhibiting multiple essential steps of the viral lifecycle including capsid-mediated nuclear uptake of proviral DNA, virus assembly and release, and capsid core formation.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Isentress
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (5/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
Sunlenca
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (10/12) · Step Therapy (9/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Isentress
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (2/8)
Sunlenca
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Humana
Isentress
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (0/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (2/3)
Sunlenca
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (1/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
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
$0/fillfill
Gilead Advancing Access Co-Pay Program: SunlencaCommercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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